First, I would like to thank the National Council of Resistance, thanks to whom social security is still what it is today despite repeated attacks and blows from our good liberal idiots on the right, left, and center. Without 100% health coverage, I would never have been able to get treatment, as I am not rich enough. Or else, like in the US, I would have had to start a fundraiser or auction off my guitars. So thank you to the CNR.
My second thank you goes to the healthcare workers and everyone who helps our hospitals function despite the repeated attacks and blows dealt by our idiotic liberals on the right, left, and center. Some are underpaid for the good they do, for the dedication they show, and for how important they are to the proper functioning of the healthcare system. The others, who are better paid, do not steal their wages. I can testify to this because I have seen the volume of work they get through and the way they fill the gaps created by the lack of staff, beds, and slots for examinations. Thanks also to the emergency services, who suffer even more from the shortage of city doctors, which in turn overloads them. This does not prevent them from carrying out their duties as best they can, at the pace they can. And in my case, I would particularly like to thank the Cochin Hospital for remaining a center of excellence despite all this.
Special mention goes to Team Judge for their extreme competence, organization, and communication. Everyone is top notch and it's hard to single out any one person. I would nevertheless like to mention Dr. Zeus, the team leader who ensured we made it safely to our destination, Dr. To, whose passion and love for her work particularly impressed me, and Rachida, my control tower, whose role is to coordinate everything and make the patient's journey as smooth and hassle-free as possible. I would also like to pay tribute to the team at Port-Royal who fitted me with the implantable port. They are professionals, caring, dedicated, and efficient.
A huge thank you also to my three musketeers, Gaëlle, Audrey, and Adeline, local nurses who gave me my daily injections and took blood samples for tests every day, including weekends and holidays. They also helped me a lot with organization, appointment reminders, medication, etc., each with her own unique personality. They are wonderful women, as they say, and worthy of great respect.
Thanks to Hassan (and JP), my cab drivers, for their availability, kindness, punctuality, and driving focused above all on passenger comfort. Their experience makes things easier; they know when to be discreet, when you want to chat, and when they can offer useful advice. In short, they're pros too.
Finally, thank you to Marie, my family, my neighbors, and my friends (the ones knew about) who supported me (especially Marie) all this time through my highs, my lows, my apathy, my irritability, my good days and bad days, never losing trust in me. Thank you, Niko, for all your help and welcomed visits, even though I know that hospitals and illnesses are really not your thing. Thank you to the DIVSI—they know who they are.
There you go, I hope I haven't forgotten anyone. I'm glad I wasn't alone in dealing with this disease.
