A year ago, Alma Luet, aged 5, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. This autoimmune disease means that the pancreas no longer produces insulin, essential for the proper regulation of sugars in the body. Her mother Anaïs wishes, through the illustrated book she has just released, In Alma’s body (published by Anaïs Anoush), « make young people, but also their parents and grandparents, understand the disease and how to live with it ».
Not just about sugar
« Contrary to what the average person may think, it’s not just about sugar », says this helping mother. While working in Caen (Calvados) as an employee in the early childhood sector, she had already launched her illustration business, without wanting to make a living from it. « Originally, I drew to explain to Alma her illness », and desecrate it with characters and bright colors.
Through her heroine who bears her daughter’s name, a narrator who represents her and allows other parents to identify, Anaïs Luet recounts the diagnosis, popularizes the functioning of the organs and presents the new devices that accompany them daily.
The author hopes that her first book will find its place in waiting rooms. In any case, his approach arouses enthusiasm among specialists. She was contacted by the neurology department of Caen University Hospital to illustrate a new project around epilepsy.
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Anaïs Luet is also thinking of creating posters to warn of « symptoms of diabetes which are, ultimately, things that may seem normal: drinking lots of water, weight loss without change in appetite or diet, and going to the toilet often ». Without minimizing the illness, the young mother shows that it is possible to live with it and make it a strength… when you understand it well.
In Alma’s bodyAnaïs Anoush editions, at €10.90 on its website: https://anais-anoush-edition.sumupstore.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaZK3FlvfQpKwMVwLV3n-dxXxlVCcaa2rdjPk3vVUl3O5Eu2xzQWMgDqOSc_aem_ZVc3KNDnt 0__BNLODlEQAQ
