Alessandro Carlini's Journey Through Mountains and Illness
Alessandro Carlini's book 'I battiti della montagna' recounts his lifelong passion for mountains, literature, and writing, intertwined with his battle with dilated cardiomyopathy and kidney failure. He became a journalist, traveling between America and Britain, while managing his condition with medication. After his heart failed, he required a heart and kidney transplant, enduring a five-year wait within 200 kilometers of Bologna, his adopted city.
Key facts
- Alessandro Carlini wrote the book 'I battiti della montagna'.
- The book covers his journey through the Alps and Apennines, literature, and illness.
- Carlini has suffered from dilated cardiomyopathy since childhood.
- He required a heart transplant after his heart failed.
- Decades of diuretic treatment damaged his kidneys.
- He also needed a kidney transplant.
- The wait for transplants lasted five years.
- He had to stay within 200 kilometers of Bologna during the wait.
Entities
Artists
- Alessandro Carlini
Locations
- Bologna
- Italy