Moment stage 4 cancer survivor, 90, is reunited with wife after he beat Covid
This is the emotional moment a 90 year-old stage four cancer survivor was reunited with his beloved wife after overcoming coronavirus. Enzo Carnaroli was hugged by his overjoyed spouse Joan, 65, as he left hospital in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, late last month.
It was the first time the couple had seen each other since Enzo was admitted to hospital on August 31, with a suspected urinary tract infection that turned out to be Covid-19.
The stoic nonagenarian raised his boxing-gloved hands into the air as he was wheeled outside, with a huge crowd who had assembled cheering to celebrate Enzo’s good health.
Speaking before she was reunited with Enzo, a tearful Joan today: ‘I’m going to see him today and I’m going to take him home. And that’s all I care about.’
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She added: ‘He’s full of life. He’s full of energy. He loves life. He just has that charisma, that personality, and obviously has the will to fight.’
Enzo appeared equally excited by the prospect of leaving hospital during his reunion with his wife, telling Joan: ‘I’m glad to go home.’
And she was thrilled to see Enzo back to his old self, loudly declaring ‘The Italian stallion! Rocky!’ to another round of applause.
Enzo beat stage four colon cancer in 2000, with his previous illness leaving him much more vulnerable to a serious Covid-19 side effects.
He woke up with a fever one morning in August, and was put into isolation shortly after Joan drove him to hospital for treatment, with doctors there suspecting coronavirus.
Nurse Mariellen Patrick hailed Enzo’s attitude as a patient, telling ABC Localish: ‘He’s been excellent, very motivated.
‘When he first came to us, he was on four liters of oxygen. And to see him today is amazing. No oxygen, he’s come a long way.’
Enzo offered his own take on overcoming coronavirus, saying: ‘Do what they tell you, you gotta say “Never give up.”
‘I pray to feel better and live another couple of years, that’s all.’
Coronavirus has now infected 7.56million Americans, and killed more than 212,000 people across the US.