He then underwent successful surgery at the Georges-Pompidou hospital in Paris. An unprecedented technical feat then made possible thanks to a technique developed by the doctor in marine biology Franck Zal, director of Hemarina, a biotechnology company in Morlaix. Cutting-edge technology based on the preservation of the graft thanks to the marine worm from the Bay of Morlaix.
“He almost never complained”
A feat which also allowed the two men to form special bonds. So when Franck Zal learned of the death of the man he had accompanied and followed for years, it was a shock. “I am really very touched, he is someone who meant a lot to me”, he slips, contacted upon leaving the funeral chamber of Saint-Thégonnec Loc-Eguiner, where this Thursday, April 18, still rests, Jérôme Hamon. “From the start, we asked ourselves why him? Why did he have to go through all this in his life? »
The patient and the director of Hemarina maintained close ties, six years after the total transplant. “We talked regularly. I got it last Sunday,” breathes the doctor in marine biology. “He was an incredible fighter. He almost never complained. » Then added: “He is someone who was also aware that it was necessary to advance medicine, research, science. »
A tribute will be paid to Jérôme Hamon, this Friday, April 19, at 10:30 a.m., at the Saint-Thégonnec crematorium.
