This Saturday, April 8, Bruce Toussaint was the guest of Léa Salamé on the set of Quelle Époque! as part of the promotion of her book ‘Fortunately, she did not suffer’. The opportunity for him to return to the terrible messages he received after the death of his mother.
These are the most painful ordeals in life. Death, moreover that of his parents, provokes an unspeakable feeling. Bruce Toussaint lived through the death of his father in 2016, and that of his mother in 2021, who died of a heart attack in the middle of the street, at the age of 72. No one is ever ready to lose a parent. And the pain is immense when it does.
The BFMTV presenter, whose wife, Catherine, is also a journalist, was present on the set of What an era! this Saturday, April 8. In order to talk about his book ‘Fortunately, she did not suffer’, dedicated to his mother. The opportunity for him to evoke the days which followed the death of the one who gave him life, as well as the strange behaviors of certain people towards him, in particular through inappropriate messages. He who can no longer hear a very precise sentence since the sudden death of his mother.
Bruce Toussaint “‘I know very well what you are going through, my cat is dead'”
Indeed, the journalist notably advised his readers to pay attention to messages of condolence that they would be required to send. Léa Salamé, raised the subject by admitting: “It’s true that they are always rotten, messages of condolences. We don’t know what to write […] You say ‘beware of messages that are too compassionate, and sometimes be careful not to talk about yourself'”, she addressed to Bruce Toussaint. To which the presenter replied: “I say that with kindness and tenderness because it’s always a lot of kindness. But you can get a message like: ‘Olala, my poor, I know very well what you are going through, my cat died last week. I’m in a terrible state myself, I kiss you, I’ll call you as soon as I’m better’. I’m barely exaggerating. Me, I say, try to keep it simple and short“he explained.
The journalist also advised friends of people who have lost a relative to attend the funeral of the loved one in question: “You have to go because in those moments, it’s so painful. The days that follow are truly an absolute nightmare, sideration, post-traumatic syndrome. We are no longer quite in a condition to understand what is going on, and the fact of having physical comfort, presence like that, it’s very important. I remember everyone who was there at my parents’ funeral and I thank them very much because it’s very important. Sometimes just come and kiss, leave, it’s great”did he declare.