In an issue of Forbidden Zone broadcast this Sunday, January 29, the story of Christine, a carer who lost her life due to overwork, will be mentioned.
A terrible story. Of those that should not take place outside of fiction. This Sunday, January 29, during the evening, a new issue of Restricted zone will be broadcast on M6. This will discuss a subject that affects us all: the care of the elderly in France. Will also be highlighted unbearable cadences faced, on a daily basis, by carers.
As reported exclusively Tele-Leisurethe story ofa woman named Christine will be addressed in this issue entitled “How to take care of our elders? Scandals and challenges of addiction”. Like many of her peers, she faced overwork. So much so thatshe died of it, in full labor. Quoted by our colleagues, journalist Ophélie Meunier confided in Restricted zone that the “heart [de Christine avait] stopped beating while cleaning an elderly person’s house”. She was only 58 years old.
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The carer was under a lot of pressure
For two decades, the fifties exercised this profession of carer. A job that forced her to endure long days, on weekdays, but also on weekends. As evidenced by his daughters in Restricted zone, she had repeatedly alerted her employer to her state of fatigue. Without success. They also refer the pressure their mother was under. Frequently, he was asked to replace absent colleagues. “My mom [y] went and made up for other people’s hours that weren’t donesaid one of his daughters, quoted by Tele-Leisure. Until her heart gave out.”
Convinced that their mother died because of her work, her daughters lodged a complaint against the employerprecise Tele-Leisure. And this, in order to have his responsibility recognized in the death. Thanks to Christine’s archives, the victim’s lawyer managed to prove that she had, on various occasions, alerted to his state of health. Justice, after three years of conflictagreed with his family.
Intense tiredness, loss of pleasure, feeling of incapacity or irritability. These symptoms can sometimes pass for small nothings which, little by little, will go away. But when they accumulate, they can reveal a form of exhaustion, which is important to identify in time. If you are confronted with it, do not hesitate to ask for help.