Dimitris Souras: His last interview, the grief in social media and the infection that led him to death

Sadness has caused the tragic news of the death of the known, who left his last breath, yesterday, Tuesday (19.11. 24) at the age of 72, after fighting with severe bacterial infection. Dimitris Suras for the last five days was hospitalized at Metropolitan Hospital, with doctors fighting to keep him alive. Unfortunately, the well-known psychiatrist failed. The death story was known by Nicky’s daughter. She posted her father’s farewell message to social media. Four sentences showing the life-style followed by the well-known psychiatrist. “Thank you so much for your love! I address all of you who loved me and loved you from one end to another! I learned, talked and lived! Your turn! I will follow you from above!”. His last interview It was a few days ago and specifically on November 13, 2024 when Dimitris Souras made his last television appearance. Speaking on the show “Good morning Greece” he had in the recent femaleicide in Agrinio and in the case of the dead children in Amaliada with Irene Murjukou as the main person. Dimitris Souras, during his television interview argued that femaleicide in Agrinio could have been avoided, denouncing that the woman had no protection from the State. In this context he said that the protection framework for women should be changed. See his last interview: The well-known psychiatrist was very active in social media and through them commented on any social incident he thought needed more attention. His last post was November 2 that he had commented on the fact that women’s killings, murders and suicides have become a daily occurrence. Sorrow in social media Immediately after the announcement of his death, countless friends of Dimitris Soura, rushed to bid him farewell online. As was the announcement that he left life. See this post on Instagram. His daughter, made a post on his profile and grief comments, began to fall “rain”. See this post on Instagram. Katerina Newu also published two stories on her personal Instagram account. At first, he wrote: “The news of his death caused him shock. Have a good trip to a great scientist but above all to a wonderful man. Condolences to the women of his life”. Her “good-bye” also said Magda Chegu via Instagram. “With deep sadness I bid farewell to an extraordinary friend and man, Dimitris Soura. He was a unique man, full of love, kindness and light presence that marked our lives. His absence leaves a great void, but his memory will always live through the beautiful moments we shared and the lessons he left us with his personality, with his kindness, with love to his family. A model family man and a true friend in the difficult not in joys” he writes, among others. See this post on Instagram. “Without Helen I would not be Souras,” he said about his wife A year ago, Dimitris Souras had interviewed the show “Status” on Astra TV, saying he would like people to know two things about him. “When I die, I want you to remember two things about me. That I love man and that behind every child search the parents,” he said at the time, a statement showing to the full what kind of man he was and what values he was carrying until the end of his life. In the same interview Dimitris Souras had spoken through his heart and about his wife Elena. “I got into my life a crazy American woman, my wife, whom I loved and adored. Helen, my wife, born in Greece, was all her years in America. We met on a trip with other groups and started the first friendly track and returned to Greece after three months we became a couple,” he described for their acquaintance. “He had bought a house and said: do you want to practice? Make half the house sick and the other half stay. Four whole years the house was in the morning and in the afternoon sickbay and in the evening opened for the whole world,” he revealed for their common life. “Then a lady died downstairs and we took it with an internal staircase and made a very nice maisonette and carried down the infirmary. I’ve dedicated 50% of my success to her. Without Helen I would not be Souras,” Dimitris Souras said at the time. His cause of death Just three weeks ago, Dimitris Suras posted from her trip to Egypt, in which he seemed to enjoy the magical landscapes. Then he couldn’t know that in less than a month, he won’t be alive anymore. He suffered a severe bacterial infection, probably on this trip. Health problems began with his return to Greece but he initially felt that his illness was due to a problem with his waist. He then made a high fever. Doctors tried to help him by all means, but the famous psychiatrist eventually failed. See this post on Instagram. Who was Dimitris Souras He was born in 1952 in Volos, where he remained until 18 years old. He studied at the Medical School and specialized in Psychiatry in various hospitals in Athens and Italy, France and America. In the last 40 years he worked as a private psychiatrist-psychotherapist, was director of the Metropolitan Hospital Psychiatric Clinic and responsible psychiatrist of the Onassis Cardiosurgical Center on pre-mandatory control issues. He had married his beloved Helen Maruda who together had a daughter, Niki. Dimitris Souras stood out for his poetic speech and that he never hesitated to say his opinion on big and small social issues.