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