Tavakolian traveled to Rome on an invitation and, with the support of the Le Iene program, which is broadcast on the Italia 1 channel, owned by the former Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, one of Italy’s wealthiest men. Roberta Rea, the presenter of Le Iene, and Michele Marelli, who has translated several novels into Italian, made the preliminary arrangements for Elahe’s trip. Elahe first went to Turkey and then, with their help, traveled to Milan, where she was admitted to the city’s famous San Raffaele Hospital.
