Michel Drucker is a miracle, and he knows it! At the end of September 2020, the host of Roll on Sunday on France 2 underwent heart surgery and subsequently experienced a long period of convalescence. It was not until March 28, 2021 that the 78-year-old TV man found the sets and his famous red sofa. Since then, those who hope to celebrate their centenary on the screen have never ceased to praise the care provided by the professor Alain Hagege, head of the cardiology department at the Georges-Pompidou hospital. The two men were also invited to the show C to You on France 5 on Friday April 30. Come to present Michel Drucker’s book, It will be better tomorrow (Robert Laffont), the two men spoke of the long road traveled by the host who had thought he had to undergo an amputation and say goodbye forever on television. Among the most striking anecdotes told by Michel Drucker and his doctor, one concerned the significant risk of the operation he underwent.
Michel Drucker is ironic about the outcome of his risky operation at the Georges-Pompidou hospital
“Nevertheless, you slipped, with a little mischief, to Michel who came to see you, recovered, to show off: ‘It would still have upset me to see you set off with your feet in front of you'”, recalled Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine to her guest. The cardiologist then replied, with a laugh: “First I said it after, and not before. And second thing, it’s true that we treat everyone the same but it was sure that it was better like that for us”. Was the specialist relieved that the name of the hospital was not associated with a hypothetical tragic outcome of this operation? “It’s messy”, commented Michel Drucker. A touch of humor that proves that health problems are now behind him. Now back on his feet, and eager to enjoy every moment of life that he can savor, the host is moving forward.
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