TESTIMONY
It will not be a July 14 like the others. After months of fighting the epidemic of coronavirus, which has killed more than 30,000 people in France, healthcare workers, both civilians and soldiers, will take part in the deployment of the French flag on Place de la Concorde, in Paris, on Tuesday. Most would never have imagined taking part in such an operation ... Like Audrey Roux, a 30-year-old nurse from whom Europe 1 took the testimony.
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"My loved ones are very proud of me"
"I take it with pride and as an experience not to be missed. But it is especially my grandfather and my loved ones who are very proud of me", smiles the young woman. "Me, I have a little trouble realizing. I think that when I am there, I will really realize how lucky I am. It is an honor."
Audrey Roux, a pediatric nurse at Necker Hospital, volunteered from the second week of confinement to help overwhelmed hospitals, going so far as to send an email to the Director General of Public Assistance - Paris Hospitals , Martin Hirsch, to signify his availability. She thus joined the Covid unit at the Pompidou hospital in Paris.
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"Mixing the military and the non-military"
"I'm curious, I can't wait to be there to know what we're going to do," continues the one who will be standard-bearer on Tuesday ... not without a touch of stress. "We always think of the worst, awkwardness, falling ... But I can't wait, I think it's great, to mix the military and non-military, as carers." Impatient to "discuss, meet people and share our worlds which are a little different but which are also similar", the nurse takes part in rehearsals from Monday.