"A year ago, two weeks after releasing my second album, I woke up paralyzed in both legs," she wrote on her Instagram account on Wednesday, January 10. The 27-year-old Belgian singer, Lous and the Yakuza, revealed through this long message to her fans that she has multiple sclerosis, an infection that attacks the brain and spinal cord. "I had no idea what was happening to me. And before I knew it, I was in a wheelchair for three months because I couldn't walk," she told her 440,000 followers.
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Lous and the Yakuza said she was "lost and confused" during this period, desperately seeking a diagnosis from top doctors, one of whom resided in Paris. The actress, who was nominated in the category of Female Revelation of the Year at the 2021 Victoires de la Musique, spoke of her distress at the time of being a victim of racism. "And this very famous neurologist looked at my MRI of the brain and spine and said, 'I have good news for you. You're a black woman, but you have a brain. And I think you have multiple sclerosis." I was speechless because I was so shocked. Luckily, my friend Charlotte (Charlotte Abramow, photographer) stood up for my honor and basically told the doctor he was a piece of," she continued.
No cure
Lous and the Yakuza, whose real name is Marie-Pierra Kakoma, accompanied this text with a video montage in which she is seen surrounded by her loved ones and during her hospital stays in a wheelchair. "As crazy as it sounds, it was a relief to know what I had, even though there was no cure for this disease," she said. "With the help of God, my family and friends who were extremely supportive, but most of all with the love I received, I was able to walk again. I couldn't believe my eyes. I feel like I'm miraculous... Indeed, by sheer force of will, the singer was able to regain the use of her past legs and thus get back on stage and go on tour again "jumping and dancing like never before". He concluded: "I was so happy, the tour was sold out, I couldn't believe my eyes once again. [...] Thank you, thank you, thank you, my fans are the best people in the world !!."