Lorenzo Odone anabadwa pa May 29, 1978, kwa Michaela ndi Augusto Odone. Pa nthawi yomwe adakafika ku sukulu adayamba kusonyeza zizindikiro za mavuto ndi dongosolo lake la mitsempha. Ali ndi zaka zisanu ndi chimodzi, mu 1984, anapezeka ndi ubongo wa adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) , matenda osokoneza bongo a myelin, omwe amatanthawuza kuti myelin, "kutseka" m'mitsempha, imatha nthawi.
M'njira ya Lorenzo, mitsempha ya ubongo idawonongedwa pang'onopang'ono. Kawirikawiri, anyamata omwe ali ndi matendawa amakhala olemala kwathunthu mu miyezi 6 mpaka zaka ziwiri ndikufa nthawi ina.
Fufuzani Chithandizo
Michaela ndi Augusto, atasokonezeka ndi matenda a Lorenzo, anaganiza zofufuza ALD ngakhale kuti analibe sayansi kapena zamankhwala. Pambuyo pake adamva kuti ALD imasiya thupi kuti lisathe kuphwanya ma molekyulu akulu a mafuta, kaya mamolekyu thupi limadzipanga lokha kapena lomwe limalowa m'thupi kudzera mu chakudya. Atatha kugwira ntchito mwakhama, anathandizira kupanga mafuta opangidwa ndi azitona ndi a rapese, omwe anawatcha " Mafuta a Lorenzo ." Mafuta, ngati atangoyamba kumene anyamata ndi ALD koma palibe zizindikiro, tsopano akudziwika kuti ali ndi phindu linalake popewera mawonekedwe a ALD omwe Lorenzo anali nawo.
Mafilimu Ochokera ku Odones
Mu 1992 mtsogoleri George Miller adapotoza nkhani ya Odones ndi kuyesetsa kwawo kupeza chithandizo cha ALD mu filimuyo, "Lorenzo's Oil" yomwe inayang'ana Susan Sarandon ndi Nick Nolte.
Sarandon adalandira chisankho cha Oscar kwa Best Actress chifukwa cha udindo wake monga Michaela Odone.
Lorenzo's Life and Disease
Mwatsoka, Lorenzo adayamba kugona ndipo sankatha kulankhulana ali ndi zaka 7. Anesi ndi makolo ake anamusamalira maola 24 pa tsiku. Anapatsidwa mafuta a Lorenzo ngakhale kuti matenda ake anali atayamba kale.
Anakhala ndi moyo mpaka zaka 30. Anamwalira pa May 30, 2008, tsiku lina atamwalira tsiku la 30. Bambo ake Augusto ndi bwenzi lake lapamtima Oumouri Hassane anali kumbali yake pamene anamwalira. (Mayi ake anafa ndi khansa yamapapo mu 2002.)
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> "Lorenzo Odone." Ntchito ya Myelin. 04 Mar 2009