Overview

• Sergio recounts that Enzo, 15, deteriorated during his last radiotherapy session and, he says, died after a lung inflammation when his immune system no longer responded.
• He says doctors induced a pharmacological coma on a Friday and that his son died the following Sunday after a prolonged decline.
• The father says he fulfilled Enzo’s final wish by arranging a visit with Neymar before the teenager’s death.
• Sergio credits ongoing treatment with a psychologist and a psychiatrist, along with his faith, for helping him cope with bereavement.
• He says he is working with other families to build economic and psychological support structures for those facing severe pediatric illness.