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CREMONA, Italy (Reuters) - How far would you go for fresh air? Would you leave home, job, and even dry land?
An Italian couple whose son suffers from an acute type of asthma have adopted a radical solution: to live at sea, where the clean air improves the boy's condition.
They sailed away, down the River Po, from the northern Italian city of Cremona on Saturday in a 26 metre (85 foot) boat they built themselves. When they reach the sea they will make for the waters near Sicily, where they plan to stay.
"This is the best way to improve our son's quality of life," said Paola Frascisco, mother of 6-year-old Niky.
"The boat will be our home, our workplace and the means for Niky to get better without having to stuff himself with medicines all the time."
The boy will attend school using a Webcam that will allow him to see a classroom in an elementary school in Lipari, a small island near Sicily.
The Italian Ministry of Education approved the arrangement and even said it could pioneer similar plans for other children whose poor health prevents them from attending school normally.
Niky's parents plan to make a living by taking tourists out on the homemade boat, christened Walkyrie, for short trips.
"This will open up our son's horizon in every sense. He will make many more friends than he would staying in his sick bed most of the time," Frascisco said.
An Italian couple whose son suffers from an acute type of asthma have adopted a radical solution: to live at sea, where the clean air improves the boy's condition.
They sailed away, down the River Po, from the northern Italian city of Cremona on Saturday in a 26 metre (85 foot) boat they built themselves. When they reach the sea they will make for the waters near Sicily, where they plan to stay.
"This is the best way to improve our son's quality of life," said Paola Frascisco, mother of 6-year-old Niky.
"The boat will be our home, our workplace and the means for Niky to get better without having to stuff himself with medicines all the time."
The boy will attend school using a Webcam that will allow him to see a classroom in an elementary school in Lipari, a small island near Sicily.
The Italian Ministry of Education approved the arrangement and even said it could pioneer similar plans for other children whose poor health prevents them from attending school normally.
Niky's parents plan to make a living by taking tourists out on the homemade boat, christened Walkyrie, for short trips.
"This will open up our son's horizon in every sense. He will make many more friends than he would staying in his sick bed most of the time," Frascisco said.
