Meet Danilo Bazzano, our brand ambassador

Today we want to introduce you to a man, whose story intertwines places, circumstances and significant choices. We are talking about Danilo Bazzano, 46 years old, who grew up in a hamlet of 700 inhabitants in the province of Savona, where the Alps give way to the Apennines. Adopted when he was only four months old, from a young age he showed a deep sense of empathy, performing civil service to assist brain-damaged people and people with Down syndrome. 

After a brief experience in Germany, he began working in the commercial sector in 2002. Life passed quietly, until the diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis arrived in 2018. But he is not discouraged, on the contrary, he reacts to the disease by making videos in which he documents, often with irony, his battle and that of others. The series "Multiple Ignorance" on his social channels and on YouTube becomes an important source of inspiration and encouragement, transforming himself into a real community of fans and supporters. From these experiences and experiences two books were born: Sclerato: Il libro delle Live and Però ti vedo bene. Ordinary and extraordinary stories of invisible diseases. Below is the humorous interview with this author and Taopatch® brand ambassador.   

Thank you for taking the time today, Danilo, can you tell us about your new book But I see you well. Ordinary and extraordinary stories of invisible diseases? 

Those who suffer from Multiple Sclerosis are not only fighting a long and exhausting battle against the disease, with all the pain, disability, fatigue and fear that it entails; It also fights against the stigma of invisibility: because the small big challenges of everyday life can seem even greater when, in the eyes of others, the patient appears perfectly healthy, and therefore even more isolated and confined in his pain. Fortunately, there are doctors and patients who fight with all their strength to break down this wall of indifference and simply tell their stories, because together it is sometimes easier to win. This is the meaning of this book that I wrote with a renowned neurologist, Professor Martinelli Boneschi, who has dedicated his professional life to Multiple Sclerosis. I consider it a choral book because there are ten lessons by people, professionals with a disability (except for the one on rights to which we turned directly to a lawyer who carries out almost all of his profession on the rights of the disabled) who deal with a specific issue of their professional life. Last but not least, five extra contents of people who despite Multiple Sclerosis have done and do extraordinary things.  

When did you start having the symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis? 

I received the diagnosis four days after my fortieth birthday. That morning I woke up with the right side of my body completely dead. I thought of the "revelry" for the various evenings of celebrations.  My body started working again in the morning, but I was visibly limping and everything continued to fall from my right hand. Everything seemed to have recovered but, in the evening, outside with friends I began to feel tingling on the right side of my face. That was the signal thanks to which I decided to be taken to the emergency room by my cousin. CT scan with first diagnosis of stroke, hospitalization of fifteen days and the Thursday following discharge official diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis by telephone. 

How did you deal with the diagnosis and therapy? 

I was also lucky, or a good person, because in the 15 days of hospitalization I was never alone for a moment, except on Saturday evening before discharge. Every day, all my closest friends took turns coming to visit me and some from the very first days. (It was also 2018 and there were no restrictions). Obviously the unconscious will never accept the disease, because you cannot accept having a chronic disease, but I relied on the neurologist and every six months I do the treatment. 

How was the first visit? 

I found a competent professional like Dr. Serena Saulle who was very prepared, precise, scrupulous. He showed me the correct use and application of the devices.

Who first told you about Taopatch® and why did you decide to try it? 

I saw the support that the devices gave to Michele Agostinetto during his epic "Journey from Sclero" where I was lucky enough to meet him live. Literally shortly after, I discovered that Maria Luisa Garatti also used them. Together we also organized an Instagram live in which Merilù talked about the benefits that people with Multiple Sclerosis have by using Taopatch® devices. Later, I had the opportunity to talk to Andy Zanarotto (whom I already followed thanks to his Captain's Diary), I met Erica Benati last year and last, only in chronological order, Michel Moscatelli after completing the IRON MAN feat.   

What benefits did you immediately find wearing the devices? 

Certainly posture and walking have improved. This always happens even during every single visit. Often I don't apply the devices in the precise point but, even in doing so, my posture and walking improve. 

What other benefits have you noticed over time? 

By wearing the CAP, the quality of sleep has certainly improved. Then, for the life I live, I always joke that I would go 85 Taopatch® and, perhaps, I wouldn't have any symptoms (I'm laughing). How has your coexistence with Multiple Sclerosis changed today? That, unfortunately and fortunately, is the same as before. I am a commercial agent, I complete the answer to the previous question, a hectic life is not really suitable for a person with Multiple Sclerosis. However, I consider myself lucky and I add that, until the disease stops me (and if it ever will), this will be my job. 

What is your secret dream? 

As a child I wanted to score the decisive goal at France '98 or alternatively win a Telegatto as male character of the year (I'm laughing). I'm married, my mom is doing well with dignity, my friends too, work is going as it should at the moment, it's gone But I see you well... I am serene. I am a salesman, professionally speaking, and I have been doing this for twenty years, every year I think about an increase in his turnover. I have been married since September 2022 to Luisella, whom I met at the end of the lockdown by pure chance. I repeat that it is "enough" for me to do in five years what I do now. 

It is not a life without goals or dreams, but in some cases, such as living with a major chronic disease, I think "settling" is the best way to have a peaceful life. Among the various phrases that have struck me in this long journey, I heard one from a friend with Multiple Sclerosis, Fabio Casella. He said that if many people considered simply walking a fortune, they would certainly live in a better world. 

What particular message would you like to send to people with Multiple Sclerosis? 

Nothing is created, nothing is destroyed, everything is transformed but it is not mine.  Health allows you to enjoy life, illness to enjoy its meaning. But you always have to look at the glass half full (and then you have to drink it). Because life can be full of misfortune but also of infinite beauty and ours should always be a team game. 

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