Renata Busettini, 53, is a courageous and strong woman. She discovered her disease at 18, progressively weakening but never gave up. Over time, her marriage ends.
He enrolls in a photography course and finds love again. He starts traveling with his photojournalist companion, even if today, Renata, is in a wheelchair. But his illness won't kill his dreams. He is CEO of acompany of removals and relocation.
Muscular dystrophy has never stopped Renata Busettini, who has been suffering from this disease since the age of 18
Renata Busettini's diagnosis and first trip to Uganda
At the age of 18, Renata was diagnosed with hers disease with which he has lived for several years now. Life goes on as the disease slowly progresses.
At the age of 22, Renata got married and following the loss of her father, she began to follow the family business that deals with relocation and removals.
In 2005, together with her husband Alessandro, she left for theUganda. Upon returning to Italy, here is the diagnosis: girdle dystrophy. From this moment on, Renata Busettini knows what to expect. He is aware that his future will be in a wheelchair. He will learn to use the arms instead of the legs and where the arms will not reach, he will use the mind.
Renata's life on "wheels"
Together with the response of the disease comes the end of Renata's marriage but life has another surprise in reserve for this courageous woman. He begins to attend a photography course held by Max Ferrero, a photojournalist and photography teacher who has become his partner today.
Today Renata walks little and badly, using the wheelchair more and more often. But the disease failed to overcome her. The woman still lives in the attic of an eighteenth-century building. She makes more use of the elevator and the arms of the people around her. He still runs the family business but with some changes.
Renata Busettini's story is very touching because it shows that it is possible to fight against this type of disease. Dystrophy has never managed to extinguish a woman's smile.