Roman Kostomarov, message to friends after amputations – Corriere.it

Finally comforting news arrives regarding the health conditions of Roman Kostomarov. The former Olympic skating champion, hospitalized in the intensive care unit of a Moscow hospital,
he had to face the amputation of his feet and some fingers
for the severe consequences of a very bad bilateral pneumonia, remedied in January in a training undertaken at low temperatures despite the fever. In the last few hours Kostomarov has made friends smile with a simple voice message: They’re fixing me. Will be back to you guys soonthe joke of the Russian, who thus responded to a motivational video shot by the people closest to him for birthday wishes (he turned 46 on 8 February).

The long rehabilitation and the difficult moments

The former champion is therefore trying to react, struggling with a difficult rehabilitation process. The first phase was terrible, made up of uncertainties, fears, anxieties and a lot of anger, complete with aggression against his wife
who never left him alone: The situation started to improve, is the comment of his friends, who thus confirm what may seem like a turning point in the long journey that awaits Kostomarov. The latter does not want to give up after the amputation of body parts now considered irrecoverable following hospitalization. Everyone’s hope that from his friends he can return as soon as possible.