
"I am a midwife and regularly read your posts. We've just come back from vacation and my mother has to go home to the north-east. During the night, she feels nauseous and vomits. In the morning, she gets up and takes a shower. I find her sitting on the edge of the bed, pale, sweaty and out of [...]

Eight years ago, I suffered a stroke. I think it's fair to say that, at the time, I was in a vulnerable health situation. Gradually, I came to understand and accept that what had happened to me was a form of burn-out. The hectic pace and tension I was under prevented me from listening to those [...]

"This Thursday, I have to go shopping in Auxerre. In the morning, I read in the Yonne Républicaine newspaper that a screening operation for cardiovascular disease for women was taking place at the Salle Vaulabelle. I took the risk of going there without an appointment... Luckily, I was immediately [...]

Six years ago, on November 17, 2018, I felt bad, really bad, without having any major pain. For several weeks and especially since the day before, I've been feeling oppression, but this sensation has intensified today. There's a sneaking pain in my chest and a tingling sensation in my left [...]

In May 2022, after a few trying weeks and a particularly difficult week at work, I left to spend the weekend with my family in Normandy, hoping to recharge my batteries. When I woke up on Sunday, shortly after setting foot on the ground, I felt intense pain in my chest, a sensation I'd never [...]

"January 2021, I'm off to spend a few days with my parents in Brittany, without a child or husband as my mom is undergoing chemo and we haven't seen each other over Christmas. The Covid has been there for almost a year. I don't want to put my mother at any risk, so the few days leading [...]

"My family background led me to take preventive cardiology treatment. At the age of 46, my father suffered a stroke, followed by arteriopathic dementia. My mother should have had triple bypass surgery and suffered from Alzheimer's disease. Unfortunately, she died before the operation. My older [...]

"I attended a Lalala evening near Lille last night, and the proceeds went to your association, which I discovered at the same time and which resonated with me at an important moment in my life. I'm the proud mother of three sons: my first, aged 13, and my twins, aged 2 1/2. These two little [...]