“Now I need you and your love. I just happened to have had a CT scan, I had just had a biopsy with no reaction, which could mean, “You’re a year old.” Now I have the answer: I am here as a warrior. They diagnosed me with pancreatic cancer and it can be operated on.”. As Eleonora Giorgi began his guest story on afternoon five, in which he revealed he had cancer. “My mother died at the age of 94, I would have thought everything in my life, but not this.” Now the journey begins that I will share with millions of people. I will start chemo and surgery and then start returning. I want to live it in your company.”
In an interview with presenter Myrta Merlino, Eleonora Giorgi said she wanted to share the treatment process with the public. «My life was almost like a reality show. I wasn’t an aspiring actress, here 50 years ago I was 19 and made my first film. And my life has changed. In addition to my children and the people in my family, there is the public. My family is the audience and I need your love now. There’s nothing about me that you don’t know. And I can’t hide that.
Finally, she thanked her children for the great love and support they showed her during this time, adding that she is determined to continue appearing on television even while undergoing chemotherapy. «We are not superhumans, we should not be ashamed of the disease. A dear friend, very careful and very good, advised me not to say it: you will have the usual faces, they will isolate you, she told me. But no: none of us should be ashamed when we feel bad. If I have to bring a wig, I want one like David Bowie. Then someone like Marylin when she wishes the president a happy birthday.”