(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 7 - Italian pianist and composer Giovanni
Allevi said ahead of his appearance at the Sanremo Song Festival
Wednesday night that was living in the present having no
certainty about the future following a 2022 diagnosis with
multiple myeloma, a chronic blood cancer.
"When there is no longer certainty about the future, you have to
live the present more intensely," said the 54-year-old from
Ascoli Piceno.
"It's like I've snatched a handful of years from my end and I
want to live them as intensely as possible.
"I'm not here to celebrate anything," he says in a calm but not
resigned voice.
"Unfortunately, myeloma is a chronic cancer, so it's a battle
that can never be won.
"My presence here is meant to signify the immense joy of living
in the present.
"And then, if I can, to give some strength and hope to the other
patients." (ANSA).
Sanremo: Cancer-hit Allevi says living in present
At fest to give hope to other patients says pianist