Quadriplegic, former athlete Lais Souza told details of the situations in which she was vulnerable
Lais Souza was the guest of Rodrigo Mussi for one more Coffee with Mussiex-BBB program.
During the conversation, the former gymnast said that she was the victim of abuse by health professionals after the accident that left her quadriplegic.
Honestly, the former athlete said she was afraid to report the sequences of abuse she suffered.
“I’ve been abused before, when I was four, and after the accident, which is when I really became super vulnerable. It was unexpected abuse. I was totally vulnerable: lying down, sleeping… I couldn’t even see what was going on. And I don’t have sensitivity in 100% of the body. I feel that everything is right and the person takes advantage of it. If I lie on my stomach, it’s over, I don’t know what’s going on because I have little sensitivity. There are many procedures that I need to do on my stomach. This is just an example.”, she began.
Lais said that the abuses occurred from several people with different sexual orientations, including. “The majority [dos abusos] it was when I was almost asleep. It has happened to both men and women. With gay men, gay women… it’s a strange thing, but we have to educate ourselves and ‘see’ these things more. Those who have been through this know that it is the straight man who has to listen, but also the general population. Our body is our body, it doesn’t have to be invaded.”he spoke.
“I simply reported it. In some cases, it scared me. I was afraid the person would come after me and kill me. No [houve ameaça]just fear and insecurity.”, he said.
“My confidence is really shaken. To trust someone, I really need to know who is there, talking, living together… when a caregiver comes in, we spend a long time training. I explain to him how I want. place so that there’s no point where he needs to take a step there that I don’t know about. I try to make sure everything is in my control.”finished.
Source: Maxima
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