Églantine Éméyé lost her son in February 2023. On the set of C to youthe host evokes with emotion the difficult period which followed Samy’s death, and her feeling of guilt.
In February 2023, Églantine Éméyé experienced a real tragedy. The host lost her son, Samy, with multiple disabilities and autism, who died at the age of 17. While she was going through this terrible ordeal, Églantine Éméyé decided to film a documentary to pay a touching tribute to the staff who took care of her child. His beautiful project, entitled Samy and the angels of Timonewill be broadcast Tuesday October 15, 2024 at 10:55 p.m., on France 2. Guest on the set of C to youthe young woman spoke about her return to the clinic and talks about her feelings since the death of her son.
“I’ve already asked for meetings three times.” : Églantine Éméyé talks about the difficult period which followed the death of her child
Églantine Éméyé is preparing to unveil a project that is particularly close to her heart: her documentary Samy and the angels of Timone. In this tribute report, the host sees the doctor who told her the bad news about her child. On the set of Anne-Élisabeth Lemoine, she confides with emotion, her voice trembling, to the accompaniment of the specialist: “This doctor is fantastic, he’s a very good doctor and he’s a man who really listens to parents.”. Without filter, the host reveals that she has seen her doctor several times since the disappearance of her child: “Since Samy’s death, to hide nothing from you, I have already requested meetings three times for him to explain to me, it’s not in his time but he is there, he tells me yes“. In the documentary, the doctor explains that he never forgets to tell parents that the dramatic situation they are going through is not their fault. Questioned on the subject, Églantine Éméyé replies: “We always have the impression that we sometimes made choices that were not the right ones, since the result was not up to par… So like any parent, the guilt is there, and when the end comes is not desired, it’s hard“.
“I was better than now”: Églantine Éméyé talks about the genesis of her documentary
The filming was very trying for the host, who had to call on director Olivier Pighetti to help her capture the images. Interviewed by Tele-Leisureshe confides that it was ultimately the editing that proved to be the most difficult test during the creation of her documentary: “I realize to what extent mourning happens in stages and I believe that, when I launched the project, I was still a little in this phase of astonishment, almost of denial. I was better than I am now.” A moving testimony like his documentary.
