Paolo Andre’s father, of BBB 22, recalls his grandson’s illness and explains how he teaches his athletic son to deal with adversity

Carlos José Camilo was with his grandson on his lap when he heard that his son Paulo André was feeling the affection in “Big Brother Brazil 22” When remembering the surgery that a six-month-old underwent immediately after birth.

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Tears gathered in his eyes because I remembered him. And Bazino, on my lap, didn’t understand anything (laughs). But looking at the TV and my grandson I kept thinking how wonderful God is and the recovery was quick. That was scary at the time. The surgery was to correct a bowel problem. Everything about newborns makes us like this. Not to mention we saw babies being born and leaving the maternity ward, and it worried all of us, because our baby was in the ICU,” Carlos recalls.

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The possibility of an operation was revealed early in the pregnancy of Thays Andreata, a girlfriend of PA. At the time, the sprinter was in the United States, and focused on training for the World Championships in Athletics in Oregon (which was postponed to July of this year). Athlete shake. Camilo, who in addition to being an art dad, had to step in.

– We followed this initial stage from afar, as Pazino’s mother was filming everything and always talking to us. We were worried, of course. In these times, I try to get into his mind. I also adapt to training, of course, otherwise the athlete will not absorb anything. But what I usually say to Paulo Andre is that life is a wave. It rises and one day it will break. Therefore, we have to take the tube, and stay there in the middle, to be able to go up and down, when it breaks, overcome obstacles and move on. I carry more, I cannot show it as much, because if one falls, the other falls with it. And when we travel, it’s just the two of us and we lift each other up all the time.