Pietro, as his mother points out in
Spanish, is "minusvalido" or, in English, disabled. Gloria has
sacrificed her career as a soprano to look after him and these
images show them at their home in Sydney. Gloria is sure Pietro is
happy, however, she is aware that life is somewhat difficult for
him. More difficult, she says, than it would have been if he had
been able for example to read and write. There is mutual love and
respect and they worry for each other's wellbeing. Gloria says that
when she will not be able to look after Pietro he will inevitably go
into a nursing home type facility and Gloria is sure that, there, he
would cease to be an individual and would become just a 'resident'.
Gloria is now well over 70 years old and worries about Pietro and
his life without her. |
