On August 23, writer, director and actress Touraine Lorient Reno, nicknamed Irulan, died at the age of 44. “Laurian joined the stars yesterday. Her pains stopped“Two of his relatives announced under his various profiles on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
In the selected photo, she appears bubbly, smiling and in good shape, a far cry from the pictures the reporter had posted in recent weeks where she looked very thin. “Little skeleton enjoying the beach“, he published on July 3. Then on July 22.My 38 kilos of love and I wish you a good night“.
Brought from cancer
In social networks, Internet users massively followed this young woman, a former professor of literature, who told her life with cancer day by day in simple words, changing emotions and humor, especially this summer. A real phenomenon in a society for which the end of life remains taboo or at least shared only with loved ones. “Novelist, playwright and director, columnist for FBTouraine, ravaged by cancerCan we read on his Twitter profile that he has 11,300 followers?
author of In time with ZukovLorian Renault, who is in love, announced his diagnosis of pancreatic cancer in November 2021. “So I had to wait another 15 days before getting the results, which finally came. This final wait was excruciating, magnified by immense pain. (…)”to fallwould be the correct verb to remember. To the head, to the floor, to hope. When the diagnosis was announced, I was relatively calm at first, as if relieved, deep down, finally knowing. And then… I was violently nauseous all afternoon before falling into a deep sleep. I spent two days sleeping. And, surprisingly, to dream. Crazy and bright dreams. He dreams of dancing, races on the beach, picnics in the meadows, boat rides, and going down snowy slopes.
He talks about his illness, his loved ones and literature
Daily posts follow, where the young woman talks about her illness, but also talks about literature, and exchanges reading tips with Internet users. “Stimulating my desire to read your novels, my daughter took a few screenshots of your advice. Here are the three titles he brought me. The lucky winners will recognize themselves.” On August 1, he wrote: In a video titled August 8, he says “Not JUST being sick” but “sickness has taken up so much space in my life these past months (well… this past year) that it tends to obscure who I really am; creator of words, lover of books, director of actors. Finding this thread in the virtual – my physical body is rapidly withering – can allow me to promote my creations, continue to bring my characters to life, collect your emotions…”
But it refuses to turn into cancer. “I don’t want to talk to you today about my health, only about the little joy organized for this evening. my daughter is coming to spend the evening and sleep with me. The nurses arranged this exception so I could have time with him“, he explains on August 10.
“The end of life is beautiful (I try to be humorous there).”
Lorian Renault (Irulan)
In the publications, the young woman, without false modesty, talks about her strong relationship with her 13-year-old daughter, her beloved Antoine, reconciliation with her mother, artistic projects, the desire to live and also with a cat. the nurses allow him to stay for a few nights. He also talks about hospice and palliative care. “I have just been transferred to palliative care. I have an air conditioned room, water with ice cubes and I was offered ice cream for afternoon tea. They talk to me very gently and smile at me. The end of life is beautiful (I’m trying to be humorous here, huh?)”, he wrote on July 8. “I discover this extraordinary tweet, respect, and discover you at the same time– the surfer writes to him when someone else hits him.Palliative care is irreversible, it’s a matter of hiding your face“.
“I’m generally well-rounded, well-informed, well-followed”
Irulan (Aurelian Reno)
Disingenuous that he immediately deletes with a humorous tweet. “There’s always a (small?) percentage of unscrupulous people who think they know everything about palliative care,” counters Irulane. Therefore, I make it clear. I consciously chose this service. For “incurable” illnesses, the approach to pain and care differs from traditional medicine services. The teams are trained in growing pains, cancer pathologies and offer a wider range of treatments than just using painkillers.”
Some netizens, many, want to believe in miracles and bombard him with all kinds of advice. He has a little word for them too. “Don’t ask me a thousand questions about my condition, what the doctors say, do the councils do this or that, the frustration about the system… I am generally well surrounded, well informed, well followed.On August 12, he wrote:hard night“although”morphine bolus“. That day a nurse who asked him “let him go, stop being so demandingwith her. And say “this terrible sentence You should “think about adding quality to the time you have, not about adding time,” he said. “It seems to me that accepting this mantra is giving up, already saying goodbye“He is rebelling again.
But the disease is stronger and Irulan admits that he can’t fight anymore. “I gave up the stronger ‘drugs’ that were being offered to me before because I can’t take it anymore, On August 15, he wrote: Because it’s good to have this shot where I suddenly feel complete body relaxation, a jump in fear, tears and laughter coming out mixed without my feeling of shame. Internet users slowly read it and understand that there is nothing else to do but wait for death with it.
SEE ALSO – At the age of 96, “Madame Butterfly” Japanese stylist Hanae Mori died.
When hope is gone
“Last night, for the first time in a year, I believe I’ve been broken, completely. Because of Ilias and Venous Thrombosis, because the decision to stop treatment that my body definitely can’t take anymore because hope is gone, on August 17, he says.
“Because you can’t say goodbye to your 13-year-old daughter, say goodbye to the ideal lover (..), say goodbye to your mother we just found, say goodbye to all the wonderful friends who follow me.”
Lorian Renault (Irulan)
The former French teacher, who fulfilled her dream of becoming a writer, then recounts parts of her life, particularly her revival after her time with Jehovah’s Witnesses. “Because maybe it’s too early, but there… It’s really too early, because I only started to live fully when I was barely 29 years old, when I left the Jehovah’s Witnesses, and I already had less time than others to make up for lost time : And take it from me again. Because you can’t say goodbye to your 13-year-old daughter, goodbye to the ideal lover you finally found and married a year ago, goodbye to your mother you just found, goodbye to all the wonderful friends. who follow me
Internet users are buying his book
Death is near, and netizens are grieving and supporting this new friend, who is sharing his final moments like perhaps few relatives. “I feel the need to talk deeply and long with my blood and heart family. The approach of death suddenly removes inhibitions, fears, constraints. If only we could understand this sooner… What worries and useless time we would have avoidedhe shares on August 20. Some news my friends this weekend as I see some disturbing tweets and sometimes I can’t or struggle to reply. Under the influence of opioids, my vision and my numerical dexterity are often blurred and the effort to concentrate is excessive.,” he adds, before becoming more rare, simply thanking the tweets and photos that have flowed in from netizens who bought his book in recent days. On Tuesday, Irulen died after ten months of fighting and sharing. Internet users are in mourning. There is no doubt that at his funeral, which his relatives announced on social media, many will come to pay their respects to him, this time in real life.
Source: Le Figaro
