This is very sad news that host
Églantine Éméyé
shares this Monday, February 20.
On her Instagram account, she announces the death of her son Samy, at the age of 17.
"Last night, at midnight, my little angel, my toothbrush thief, my little lion with such a gentle gaze, flew to the stars, after 13 days of struggle. I have no more words...only immense pain, and the infinite love I have for him. Sweet Samy, I love you...forever. Your mom is heartbroken, but she knows you will never hurt again,”
she wrote.
Her words accompany a series of photographs of her son and some of the objects they used daily.
A committed mother
Last October, Églantine Éméyé was the guest of “C à vous” on France 5 to testify to her difficult daily life as the mother of a child with multiple disabilities.
In addition to her television career, she is the president of the association
Un pas vers la vie
.
“
I sometimes help parents who are in dramatic situations and who call on my association for help.
They are in situations similar to those I have experienced and who say that they can't take it anymore and that if we leave them like that, they will come to extremes like that, ”she explained to Anne-
Elisabeth The monk.
Samy, who also suffered from severe autism, was placed in a specialized establishment, located in the Var.
This situation had forced Églantine Éméyé to be separated from her son for several weeks because of the first confinement, at the start of the Covid-19 epidemic.
The host had also shared on her social networks their reunion full of emotion.