Head in hands, sitting on a chair in the hallway of a maternity ward, Romane Bohringer is a mother whose child has been put on artificial respiration.
“Breathe!
she begs
her.
That night, despite what the doctors say -
"you need to rest"
- this woman whose name we will never know describes the world waiting for her baby.
With all her heart and all her soul, she hopes that her
"bell"
, her
"orchid"
, her
"panda"
manages to breathe on her own.
Almost furiously, she seeks to transmit her vital energy to him, gives him real or imaginary reasons for living.
Makes him dangle big dreams, distant travels and happy loves.
Pray to God and various spirits.
Recalling the unfailing presence of his guardian angels, his father and his sister who are waiting for good news at home.
A mother herself, Romane Bohringer
“recognized”
herself in
Respire
, by Sophie Maurer.
This fight of a mother...
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