I'm almost out of the tunnel

First of all... It's not over yet. I have to go through a series of procedures and wait much longer to be completely free: Italian burocracy walks at a very slow pace and after almost four months I still have not seen a cent.

But last April 14th, finally I had some justice.

Mauro Enea, the financial advisor who cheated on Alberto and me has been sentenced to two years in prison and to refund us 70.000 euro.

Since 2007, he had been taking our money for his own business instead of using - as per our instruction - to pay our taxes.
Thanks to my new financial advisor Alberto Barbagallo, and my lawyer, Lanfranco Sette, both in Latisana, I was able to have justice. My complaint was taken more than seriously by the Carabinieri and despite some prorogues, the judge was strong in his sentence.

April 14th had been a testing day for me - and it's been an effort not to crush under the tension. Tears were in my eyes all the time, and after the sentence I went to the bathroom and cried loudly for some time.

Besides the final act of this long trial, I had another emotional moment. While we were waiting for the judge to decide the sentence, my lawyer asked me why I was still not able to go on with my life.
The only answer I could give was "It's not easy because I'm still madly in love with Alberto!"

Nothing will bring him back to me, and my wound will never be healed, but now I can look forward to transform our house into a museum to remember everything Alberto was and did in life.

Not in the next few months, maybe not in the next few years. But I will...