Overview

• Arianna recalls meeting Sinisa in a Rome restaurant in 1995 and marrying him after a year of engagement in 2005
• Sinisa received an acute myeloid leukemia diagnosis during a 2019 Sardinia vacation and the couple vowed to confront the disease together
• Following a period of remission, his relapse prompted a final trip from Bologna to Rome during which he lamented missing their children’s growth
• She recounts his last messages: “I’m sorry I cannot see our children grow” and “remember that I love you, now you will guide our children”
• Arianna describes her early grief coping through excessive social media use and now draws strength from raising her children and grandchildren