For the first time in nearly 50 years of career, Laurence Jalbert had to stop all her professional activities for two months to get back on her feet. “It was absolutely necessary. I’m a tough head, I had to go that far, take a nosedive,” she tells Journal.
“It was a wake-up call. I realized what I needed to change in my life. Because when you are in action all the time, you don’t think, you are in a state of survival,” continues Laurence Jalbert, 65, who admitted to her Facebook subscribers last September that she had long-term COVID-19. since December 2023.
The interpreter ofIn the name of reason said he made this stop profitable to “be able to get better”. In particular by seeking the care and tools necessary for his recovery, such as exercises to do, anti-inflammatory food, visits to the physiotherapist, the acupuncturist and the osteopath.
“I looked for every possible means and specialist to find the right tools. I changed a lot of things, which I didn’t have time to do before, because I was always performing. I wondered a lot about it. I have always been very hard on my body,” continues the singer, who now says she is relieved.
“These two months ensured that I resurfaced from that body. Of course not 100%, but if I am able to work, I cannot do without it,” she adds.
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A Christmas album and tour
This stop was beneficial for Laurence Jalbert who will launch on Friday A child’s heart for Christmas, an album which will be presented on stage during six concerts next December.
“We reshuffled all my schedules because of my health, based on what I can give, so that I can offer something to everyone. I found a way to function despite everything, which ensures that I am able to open my arms in front of people,” she concludes.
