- This Monday, May 11, France is gradually emerging from its confinement.
- 20 Minutes is also coming back in paper version in our eleven usual cities, in Lille, Nantes, Rennes, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Marseille, Nice, Lyon, Strasbourg and Paris.
- At the time of deconfinement, our readers wanted to share with us their best anecdotes and to send their thanks to all those people whose gestures or actions counted during the confinement.
Applause under the windows. Every evening at 8 pm sharp. This new meeting, established since mid-March, has become one of the strong symbols of confinement in France. The health crisis turned the daily lives of all French people upside down. Very quickly, the adjective "invisible" and the expressions "first line", and even sometimes "second line" swarmed in the speeches and analyzes of the situation facing the coronavirus.
On the occasion of the beginning of the deconfinement and the return of the paper version of your newspaper, we asked you who were the people you wanted to thank for their actions, their united gestures or simply their comforting words. Here are some fragments of the significant moments of life of our readers (confined or not).
A memorable meeting
"My ten-year-old son asked me why people are applauding now, when I have always done this job," says Isabelle, a nurse. "It intrigued him a lot," she explains. Recognition which concerns other trades involved. Confronted regularly with insults, a municipal policewoman confides to us, however, that she also had pleasant surprises during her missions.
During a check of derogatory certificates with her colleagues, “a lady kindly offered us masks and gloves, telling us that we, too, law enforcement were in first position and that we should also be protected at the same as caregivers, "she testifies. The scene took place somewhere in 91. A significant meeting for this official. “I sincerely appreciated his words and his gesture. Thank you Madam ! "
An “incredible generosity”
“Meal trays, confectionery, cold meats, cheese, drinks, kind words… We even received hand creams, pretty children's drawings. Marie did not expect to receive as much support upon her arrival in intensive care. This nurse was temporarily transferred to a Covid-19 service, from the start of the epidemic in Marseille. “I was particularly marked and touched by the incredible generosity of the merchants towards us! ", She tells us. “This is partly what made me stand in this difficult context. Feel valued, supported, pampered like that ... When you fight death in such circumstances, it is irreplaceable. So for all your kind attentions: thank you! “, Testifies the caregiver.
Same observation for two forty-year-old restaurateurs moved by their customers. From the second week of confinement, they are called by residents of 85 years. “They wanted to know how we were after we closed. It made our hearts warm, ”says Stéphane, one of the two partners. “Written words are not much compared to the emotion people give you. Thanks to them, ”he says.
The desire to strengthen ties
Respecting confinement is important. However, that did not stop some of our readers from sharing sweet treats. Marianna was confined with her partner and their four children. They took the opportunity to cook all together, but not only. They also shared "good culinary moments" with their neighbor. At home, homemade baguettes and donuts mission, in order to swap them for the “very good cakes” of the neighbor confined to solo. Result, "our ties are tightened and for sure we will meet for aperitifs and post-confinement meals," concludes the mother.
Sophie also exchanged with her neighbors. Affected by the Covid-19 before the confinement began, she decided not to keep it secret. "I put a note on the door of my apartment for the deliverymen," she says. One of his neighbors Karim comes across it. So that a few days later, she discovered a bouquet of flowers. He was "accompanied by a super nice word with his mobile number and that of his wife Sabrina", she explains. "It is thanks to him that during our medical quarantine, the children did not run out of fries," said the mother, visibly amused by the situation. "A huge thank you to them," she says.
Sandrine explains that she took advantage of the confinement to follow online sports lessons. Thanks to a yoga mat, offered by a friend a few weeks before being confined, She was able to enjoy the "best gift". “Thanks to her, confinement seemed less painful to me. The sessions punctuated my weeks and I remained zen! I can never thank her enough! Astrid was also able to count on the support of a loved one while she was hospitalized. Her best friend looked after her 77-year-old mother. "She took care of her and my cat without asking anything," she notes. “She introduced herself. She is a generous and kind woman, ”she says. A benevolent assistance that she will not soon forget.
Joy on the balcony
Marie, a 20-minute nurse nurse , spent confinement alone, without her partner and stepson. A decision taken "for security", but not without consequences for his daily life. “I sometimes felt very isolated. Especially in the evening, despite the Internet and the phone, ”she admits. Except that one day, at the end of the day, some of her neighbors met on their balcony located in front of her house. “They put on music, wigs. It was joyful and festive, a real old-fashioned little teuf! Other neighbors join them. "I can see myself dancing to Gilbert Montagné with my beer in hand, surprised, amused, happy ...", lists Marie. The rest is even more beautiful. "I was extremely touched when the famous neighbors made me a public dedication:" And we applaud the nurse on the first floor ouaaais bravooo! " »An engraved memory. "It boosted me. So for this parenthesis, I say to them "Thank you girls on the third opposite ... You were on top!" “, Gratifies the caregiver.
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For Marie, her main memory will be that of moments shared with the “gentleman opposite” from her house, 82 years old. Already accustomed to rapid but regular visits, "approximately every two weeks", she changed her routine. Since the confinement, she went there every day respecting the barrier gestures. "He stays on his doorstep and I stay four meters in his garden," she says, concerned about the barrier gestures. “From time to time, I bring him a cream, cakes, which I make. I take his bread from him, ”she lists. He offers him flowers from his garden, discusses the shows he watches, talks about his life. "It is a real pleasure for both of them. I try to bring him positive, ”she sums up. What she remembers is also her big smile: "that's a lot for me". Finally, she believes she brought her "little drop of water." I tried to make the hummingbird. "
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