A caregiver walks in the corridors of the CHU Pontchaillou, in Rennes.

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C. Allain / 20 Minutes

They have been at the front for a year, mobilized daily against the Covid-19.

Exhausted, caregivers sometimes find a little comfort with the many messages of support they receive.

In Rennes, a 71-year-old patient has just expressed his gratitude to them by sending a poignant letter to the staff of the CHU.

"To all of them, I owe my life and my reconstruction," said this retired civil servant.

Affected by the coronavirus, he was hospitalized on October 28 before being admitted to intensive care on November 2 and then placed in an artificial coma five days later.

"It's November 24 that you bring me back to life!"

", He says in his letter, relayed by the CHU on social networks.

The septuagenarian then went from service to service before returning to his home on January 14.

Three and a half weeks will follow in a day hospital for physiotherapy care.

He calls for better recognition of their work

Now back on his feet, the retiree therefore took up the pen to thank all the people who took turns at his bedside.

“All of them have at all times demonstrated great competence and a very strong humanity,” he assures us, saluting their kindness and their little attentions.

"The smiles, the jokes, the kindness, the gentleness, the listening, the understanding accompanied my hospital stay and participated in my recovery", he adds, sending a message to the authorities.

"I deeply hope that all these people will be better recognized by the institutions in the near future and that their working conditions and their risk-taking will be truly taken into account," he concludes.

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