Legend of journalism, Charles Biétry is seriously ill and has only a few months to live. He confides for the first time on television this Sunday, January 26 on TF1.
He is a legend for many journalists and especially in the world of sport. Reporter for the France Press agency before becoming Sports Patron in Canal+ from 1984 to 1998, he will also go through TF1, France Télévisions, the TV team before becoming the general manager of the BeIN Sports channel, his last big post before To announce that he had Charcot’s disease in an interview for the team in 2023. He provided his advice for decades to the young generation. He is notably the investigator, for commentators of the famous large yellow sheets to prepare the meetings. He therefore returns to the small screen on the occasion of an interview carried out by Audrey Crespo-Mara for the magazine Sept to Eight on TF1 this Sunday, January 26.
Having lost their voice because of the disease, this interview was carried out thanks to the help of artificial intelligence. Aged 81, Charles Biétry knows that he has only “a few weeks / month to live” as he explains during the interview, but that does not prevent the former journalist from making an ode to life like the ‘Explains TF1.
A assisted suicide already planned
Prohibited in France, assisted suicide is possible in other countries such as Switzerland. It is there that Charles Biétry has already made his arrangements as he had indicated to the team in 2023. “We organized everything with my wife and my children. I do not want to be connected to a machine to breathe while There is nothing left, no more future. “We made arrangements to stop before getting there. I signed up in Switzerland for assisted suicide, all the papers are signed. I can choose and my wife can do it in my place if I am not in State.
What is Charcot’s disease?
Charcot disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (SLA), is a rare and progressive neurodegenerative pathology. It affects nerve cells (motor neurons) responsible for controlling voluntary muscles. ALS leads to muscle weakness, paralysis and difficulty speaking, swallowing and breathing. This disease evolves quickly, with a reduced life expectancy after the diagnosis, generally from 3 to 5 years, although this varies depending on the case …