A return, or almost, to life before.
More than three months after being the victim of a violent stabbing in Paris, Elohim Prandi is expected to return to Liqui Moly StarLigue grounds for the first time this Sunday, during a trip to Nancy. .
The 23-year-old left-back from PSG had received six stab wounds in the back on January 1, near the Champs-Élysées, without any vital organ being affected.
He was to join the French handball team a few hours later, for the European Championship.
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At the beginning of March, for the first time and exclusively for Le Parisien-Today in France, he explained that he had been close to death.
“I saw my mother by my bedside 24 hours a day and I didn't want to leave her.
Once or twice, yeah, I felt like I was leaving for real.
At the very beginning, I sometimes didn't want to close my eyes to sleep, for fear of never opening them again.
I said to one of my best friends: that's it, it's time, I'm going to leave.
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Its slow reconstruction
Followed by a therapist, the player also took time to rebuild physically.
Also in this interview, he recounted his "big breathing problems" following the attack with only 60% of his capacity.
“A month ago, I had zero physical.
You would have laughed when you saw me.
But the advantage is that I was able to resume everything: the passes, the shots, the race.
It's as if I had resumed a summer preparation after the holidays.
I see the end of the tunnel even if I don't rush,” he said.
In his absence, the Parisian club continued its hellish pace in the league.
Large leader, he is even still undefeated with 20 victories... in as many matches.
And will still be a big favorite against the promoted Nancy, red lantern of Liqui Moly StarLigue with only two successes this season.
It's up to PSG and Elohim Prandi to do the job, therefore.
“Emotionally, when I enter the field (for the first time since the attack), it is possible that a small tear will rise,” he breathed on March 7.
It will be the return to life.