Child transplant, mother: ‘Now a foundation in Domenico’s name’

Rome, 21 February (LaPresse) – “On Monday, I will go to the notary to sign the papers to set up a foundation in Domenico’s name. My solicitor will take care of it. I want to do this so that Domenico will not be forgotten and to help other children.” Patrizia Mercolino, the mother of the young victim of a failed transplant who died this morning at the Monaldi Hospital in Naples, where he had been in a coma since 23 December in the intensive care unit after receiving a heart that turned out to be damaged, said this to “Mi Manda Rai Tre”. “They called me at around 4 o’clock this morning to tell me that the situation was getting worse because the ECMO machine was starting to slow down. I stayed until the very end, until the machine was turned off. And that was the end,” added the woman.