The Belgian astrophysicist’s existence has become hell. The medicine supposed to cure his illness increased its effects tenfold.
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By Myriam BruPublished on 6/11/2024 at 06:00
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Until then, he had his head in the stars… The 2000s made the Belgian astrophysicist Michaël Gillon an internationally recognized scientist, notably for his discovery of the TRAPPIST-1 exoplanetary system and for having developed the project SPECULOOS with the aim of detecting potentially habitable planets. But in 2021, his personal life is completely turned upside down. It is no longer the weight of the Earth that the FNRS research director carries on his shoulders, but that of the terrible side effects inflicted on him by the ”
dopamine agonist
» (DA) which was prescribed to him to treat the “
restless legs syndrome
» from which he has suffered for years. What then follows, for the Liège scientist, is a daily fight to maintain the desire to live…
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