After being admitted into an Intensive Care Unity, in São Paulo, the author reports his experiences with the illness itself, and with the nurses. Criticizes strongly their indifference and the inhuman behavior of the doctors, mainly the supervisor of the Unity. Through use of metaphors, he compares the Unity to Dante's description of Inferno. In his emphatic speech, the author puts) into evidence the apparent belief among the Health Professionals that a patient when admitted to a Hospital turns out to be regressive and needs to be taken care with objectivity without any attention or tenderness. This is a misconception, because it is impossible to admit that anyone would aim at staying at the Intensive Care Unity for more than the minimum necessary to recover from illness.