```sql
WITH RECURSIVE parent (id, title, description, path) AS
(
  SELECT id, title, description, title as path
    FROM items
    WHERE parent_id IS NULL
  UNION ALL
  SELECT items.id, items.title, items.description, CONCAT(parent.path, ' > ', items.title)
    FROM parent JOIN items
      ON parent.id = items.parent_id
)
SELECT * FROM parent WHERE id = 38;
```