Luigi is the protagonist of this series from RAI Fiction and Wildside. He's forty years old with a wife, a little girl, and another child on the way, when he suddenly finds himself having to spend a lot of time in the oncology unit of a hospital. Although La linea Verticale (the vertical line) is a work of fiction, it's based on a real story, and we are able to see, through Luigi's eyes, what daily life in an Italian hospital is like.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
This episode begins with a flashback to when Luigi first notices blood in his urine. At the hospital, the priest is getting ready for his operation.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Luigi has plenty of time to observe the doctors as they make their rounds. They need to get in and out in a very short time.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Luigi realizes that the doctors have "pre-packaged" answers for the questions they get every day from patients There is s new patient sharing a room with Luigi. Peppe remembers everyone, but they don't remember him.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Luigi can't wait for the tube to be removed and expresses how grateful he would be to Doctor Policari... Peppe is still hoping someone will remember him from two years earlier.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Luigi complains that all he hears doctors and nurses say is, un passo alla volta (one step at a time). He would love a little optimism and reassurance.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Luigi has another conversation with Zamagna, but isn't sure if it is really him. Luigi is not out of the woods yet.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Doctor Rapisarda seems to want to be elsewhere other than making his rounds. Peppe Silvestri is about to be operated on. Luigi is asked how things are going now that the tube has been removed.
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