Claude, quadriplegic: "My life has changed"

2023-05-31T03:11:18.224Z

Highlights: Olivier Delacroix goes to meet Claude, a great sportsman who became quadriplegic overnight. When he returned from his holidays, Claude stayed in bed for an abnormally long time. After a consultation with the neurologist, the diagnosis falls: it is Guillain-Barré syndrome. How did he fight to stay alive? Where did he go to look for this strength in himself? In this new episode of the podcast "Dans les yeux d'O Olivier" adapted by Europe 1 Studio, Claude confides in Olivier.

Olivier Delacroix goes to meet Claude, a great sportsman who became quadriplegic overnight. When he returned from his holidays, Claude stayed in bed for an abnormally long time. He feels that his body is letting him down. When he gets up the next morning, he can no longer control his legs to move, nor can he bring a spoon to his mouth to eat. After a consultation with the neurologist, the diagnosis falls: it is Guillain-Barré syndrome, an autoimmune disease of the nervous system that often leads to total and permanent paralysis ... How did he fight to stay alive? Where did he go to look for this strength in himself? In this new episode of the podcast "Dans les yeux d'Olivier" adapted by Europe 1 Studio, Claude confides in Olivier Delacroix. He tells how the tragic announcement of his quadriplegia changed his life and that of those around him, and how he gradually regained his mobility thanks to rehabilitation.