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A retiree releases a balloon in the Creuse for Pink October and receives a response…

“We didn’t expect the ball to go so far”. At the Saint-Jean d'Aubusson nursing home, in the Creuse, we still do not realize the incredible experience lived by one of the residents on the occasion of Pink October. On October 21, 2024, the residents of the retirement home released balloons carrying a message for “exchange with strangers” et “raise awareness about breast cancer and screening”relay it Huffington Post . Among them, Jeanne, 95 years old, who was lucky enough to receive a response from Germany!

1,400 kilometers away, in a field

The retiree's balloon indeed landed in a field in Neumünster, in the state of Schleswig-Holstein. More than 1,400 kilometers from Aubusson. Thanks to the postal coordinates on a small box, people who discovered the message were able to send a little note to Jeanne. “We found this balloon in the pasture of our cattle, Yours”can we read in the letter received on November 4 and shared on Facebook by the residence.

“He is a person who writes very well in French, without spelling mistakes, perfect”entrusted to Bleu Creuse Évelyne Pinlon, the health care executive at the nursing home. Last week, Jeanne was the only one lucky enough to receive a response. “It’s a beautiful trip and above all for a good cause”underlines the retirement home on social networks.


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