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Bocelli: I thank my mother would not abort

"A theater, a man at the piano. It's Andrea Bocelli. [... ] "Then - He says - for this occasion I would like to tell a little story. " It is about a young woman who arrives in hospital with pains that suggest a problem of appendicitis. She does not know she was pregnant. "The doctors put the ice on his belly-Bocelli says - and then, when the treatment was finished, they told her that would have done better to have an abortion. What was the best solution because the child would be born into the world with some form of disability. But the young and courageous wife decided not to terminate the pregnancy and the baby was born . And then: "That lady was my mother and the child was me" . Then he adds: "I will be biased, but I can tell you that it was the right choice and I hope this will encourage other mothers who may find themselves in complicated times of life but want to save the lives of their children." At the end mentions a song: "I want to live like this ... with the sun in front ...». Bocelli was born with a congenital form of glaucoma that has made him almost blind. [...] "

( Mario Porqueddu, article published in the Corriere della Sera WEDNESDAY of 'June 9, 2010 )