his father dies from the disease he also suffers from

Mathieu from Love is in the meadow (season 15) is in mourning. The farmer, breeder of bulls in the Camargue, lost his father, who had been in a coma for two months, this Saturday, September 25. “Tonight, at 3 o’clock, you decided to leave this world”, he wrote on Instagram. “We have accompanied you with all our love on this last oh so difficult path.” In his message, Mathieu pays homage to his father but does not mention the genetic disease from which he also suffers, and which reduces the life expectancy of patients: Cadasil’s disease.

Cadasil’s disease affects the small blood vessels that supply blood to the brain. It can cause intense migraines, serious neurological disorders and even progress to dementia. Ultimately, patients can also suffer from a stroke. The first symptoms usually appear between the ages of 30 and 40. “The life expectancy of my disease is 62 years old, I am 44”, had entrusted Mathieu in an interview with 20 minutes. He then explained his choice to resort to surrogacy to quickly start a family with Alexandre, his darling, whom he married this summer. “I’m not thirty ahead of me.”

Mathieu almost lost his mother

The last few months have been particularly difficult for Mathieu. In addition to his father’s coma, which he knew was on the verge of death, the candidate for Love is in the meadow also almost lost his mother. She finally got over her illness and is doing better today. The 40-year-old also had the pain of losing his dog, Kiwi, from a “violent death”. He blamed himself very much because he was not present at the time of the tragedy. “Guilt, dismay, abysmal emptiness are the words that come to mind …” A very complicated period.