FRANCE 5 – TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8 AT 9:05 PM – TRANSMISSION
“In France there are more than 10 million caregivers. “They are a bit like our guardian angels.”entrusted to World Théo Curin this summer. Paralympic swimmer, columnist and presenter of “Slam”, on France 3, since the beginning of the school year, presents this Tuesday with special conviction the special evening dedicated to caregivers. He suffered devastating meningitis at the age of 6 and spent many months in hospital before emerging with all four limbs amputated. “My mother then stopped working until I went to study sports. I know it was a difficult and difficult time for her. That’s why, with my producer, Mehdi Harbaoui, we wanted to highlight people like her. »
The program is thus based on two reports, filmed in two families. Firstly, a couple whose wife, Lauriane, 42, helps her husband, Thierry, 45, who suffers from Charcot disease, which progressively paralyzes his muscles until death; then Catherine, 42, who lives with her son Ryan, 21, in an electric wheelchair after having surgery as a child for a spinal cord tumour.
Each time, the caregiver goes out with Théo Curin for two days to have a good time and meet specialists who will advise her on how to improve her daily life. During this time, she is replaced by a “guest.” : Bruno Solo in the first case and Clémentine Célarié in the second. Put like that, the “Live my life” side of the concept can be disconcerting. Before checking, in the first images, the humanity and involvement of the two actors, who will literally carry the evening.
“I’m not doing anything wrong.”
Thus, after the usual presentations of Lauriane, Thierry and their three children, Théo takes the mother, also a national education employee, to a day of activities that supposedly will allow her to relax. Bruno Solo is then immersed in a reality that he certainly did not expect. But you will adapt instantly, supported by Thierry’s humor.
Bruno Solo will not have to clean up for Thierry. It is a professional who, exceptionally, is in charge of this, to make the couple aware that it is not a mistake to ask for help.
A similar message will reach Catherine, who seems to relive on camera the two days spent with Théo Curin, between palaces, massages, shopping and meetings with friends, although she cannot wait to find her son. “I’m not doing anything wrong.”she said as if to convince herself.
Go and directness
For her part, Clémentine Célarié takes care of Ryan, with the enthusiasm and openness that characterizes her, from the couch to the dance class. The audio message sequence of the night is moving. “Luckily I had colon cancer.”says the actress. I had to change him like a big baby. »
It is not easy to attract viewers with a program like this… “I am convinced that it will work, because it will affect all of us at some point in our lives. “People want to know how it’s going.”assures Theo Curin. In fact, who would have bet two months ago on the success of the Paralympic Games?
Helpers, it’s time to help themdocumentary presented by Théo Curin (Fr., 2024, 2 x 52 min), followed by a “C tonight” presented by Karim Rissouli.
