Seventeen days in intensive care are no joke, but that is how long Max Biaggi spent in the San Camillo Hospital of Rome, where he arrived two weeks ago in a helicopter after his accident while training on a Supermotard at the Latina 'Il Sagittario' track.
The results were serious: 11 broken ribs, a broken collarbone, a fractured vertebra, but most seriously, a pneumothorax that even required surgery in total anaesthesia last week.
For today, when he was finally transferred to another hospital ward - coincidentally on his 46th birthday - Max is happy and, if it is possible, his partner, singer Bianca Atzei, is even happier, dedicating a sweet photo to him on Instagram.
Happy birthday, Max, and don’t put us through any more suffering!