“Maradona saved my life, he did not leave me for a moment”

The stories surrounding Diego Maradona’s death do not stop coming to Argentina, but even in the last period of his life he has created some amazing and touching moments. Today (Wednesday) a young Argentine revealed what happened to her with the former star who died at the age of 60 when she was with him at a rehab center several years ago.

“Nothing I write defines who I am, my madness towards Messi does not equal the fanaticism I have for Maradona, but Diego has also saved my life. “In 2007 we met at a rehab clinic, it was because of alcohol problems and I because of depression, it was the worst period I have ever had in my life”, she wrote Mariana Copeland On Twitter.

“A month and a half before that time I was in hospital with him, when I arrived I saw another side of him, he helped me try to get up, we played ball and he called me by nicknames, one day I was in severe crisis and three nurses came and tied me to bed, I woke up the next day with half my body paralyzed. “The doctor signed a document that could not be drugged without my permission and they came and wanted to do it, and Diego stood there, opened both hands, protected me with his body and said – ‘not with her'”.

“They argued for a few minutes, I cried and called my mother, I could not speak and Maradona spoke instead and said to her: ‘Madam, it’s Diego, the girl is fine, she’s quiet but it’s better not be here at night. He did not leave me for a moment, the day before I left he told me to be careful and that it could have been his daughter, but I never went back there again. ”

She added: “Later he heard that I had problems with my friend who left me and he managed to encourage me. “He explained to me what I did not understand and it occurred to me in eight years with you Nicholas, I still want to wish you a good life, love and children, because today I can say – I was privileged to meet Maradona.”