{"id":14167,"date":"2024-05-20T16:13:43","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T16:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/reclaiming-life-papas-story\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T16:16:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T16:16:12","slug":"reclaiming-life-papas-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/fr\/reclaiming-life-papas-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Le retour \u00e0 la vraie vie : L&rsquo;histoire de Papa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jmu4ae-a78adcabcb82245066b821ff4820bc0c\">\n.flex_column.av-jmu4ae-a78adcabcb82245066b821ff4820bc0c{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-jmu4ae-a78adcabcb82245066b821ff4820bc0c av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-51dw6dy-fc3f9c082496be7e709504b1a7b6a07b\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-51dw6dy-fc3f9c082496be7e709504b1a7b6a07b{\nheight:100px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-51dw6dy-fc3f9c082496be7e709504b1a7b6a07b hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-small-hide av-mini-hide'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lwf5s1vr-976e6ea85c1686590d0485c8b1d3a842 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"EOP SCXW15177263 BCX4\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0Le retour \u00e0 la vraie vie : L&rsquo;histoire de Papa<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4as20d2-09c7d92c46cb1c44b0db9aa4a2420056\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4as20d2-09c7d92c46cb1c44b0db9aa4a2420056{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-4as20d2-09c7d92c46cb1c44b0db9aa4a2420056 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lwf5sq5j-a7b775261e22d7a84f310e375261bc74 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Papa a accroch\u00e9 une photo d&rsquo;un moteur de moto sur le mur de sa chambre. \u00c0 21 ans \u00e0 peine, il s&rsquo;est d\u00e9j\u00e0 impos\u00e9 comme un m\u00e9canicien hors pair, consacrant ses journ\u00e9es \u00e0 r\u00e9parer et \u00e0 redonner vie \u00e0 des motos. \u00ab\u00a0R\u00e9parer des motos a toujours \u00e9t\u00e9 une passion pour moi depuis mon enfance\u00a0\u00bb, explique-t-il.<\/p>\n<p>Lorsqu&rsquo;une grosse tumeur a commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 se d\u00e9velopper sur le c\u00f4t\u00e9 gauche de son visage, non seulement elle a mis sa sant\u00e9 en p\u00e9ril, mais il a craint qu&rsquo;elle ne compromette son avenir en tant que m\u00e9canicien professionnel. \u00ab\u00a0Ce travail est tr\u00e8s exigeant sur le plan physique ; il est difficile de l&rsquo;exercer avec une tumeur\u00a0\u00bb, commente-t-il.<\/p>\n<p>Pendant des ann\u00e9es, Papa a donc fait face \u00e0 un avenir incertain.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-41x8dx2-12e687d4a40125964f6364e15c44fc47\">\n.flex_column.av-41x8dx2-12e687d4a40125964f6364e15c44fc47{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-41x8dx2-12e687d4a40125964f6364e15c44fc47 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lwf5tupr-27ac0f259f62c2fc947fdc6c87ef53e7\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lwf5tupr-27ac0f259f62c2fc947fdc6c87ef53e7 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lwf5tupr-27ac0f259f62c2fc947fdc6c87ef53e7 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lwf5tupr-27ac0f259f62c2fc947fdc6c87ef53e7 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-6  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-14136 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-14136 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SND230309_PAPA_SND01277_BEFORE_HOPECENTER_EB001_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg\" alt='' title='SND230309_PAPA_SND01277_BEFORE_HOPECENTER_EB001_HI-MID'  height=\"686\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SND230309_PAPA_SND01277_BEFORE_HOPECENTER_EB001_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SND230309_PAPA_SND01277_BEFORE_HOPECENTER_EB001_HI-MID-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SND230309_PAPA_SND01277_BEFORE_HOPECENTER_EB001_HI-MID-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SND230309_PAPA_SND01277_BEFORE_HOPECENTER_EB001_HI-MID-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SND230309_PAPA_SND01277_BEFORE_HOPECENTER_EB001_HI-MID-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SND230309_PAPA_SND01277_BEFORE_HOPECENTER_EB001_HI-MID-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SND230309_PAPA_SND01277_BEFORE_HOPECENTER_EB001_HI-MID.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3krcqba-51e280ccbe50ad72481a65bb4b76a986\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-3krcqba-51e280ccbe50ad72481a65bb4b76a986{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-3krcqba-51e280ccbe50ad72481a65bb4b76a986 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lwf5xox7-2b678938ea874c511f084acbe02c37aa '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>L&rsquo;effet boule de neige de la maladie : la souffrance de toute une communaut\u00e9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>La tumeur \u00e9tait une excroissance non canc\u00e9reuse provenant des tissus de sa m\u00e2choire. Lorsqu&rsquo;adolescent, il s&rsquo;est rendu pour la premi\u00e8re fois \u00e0 l&rsquo;h\u00f4pital pour montrer sa l\u00e9g\u00e8re grosseur au visage, on lui a dit qu&rsquo;il s&rsquo;agissait d&rsquo;un mal de dents qui gu\u00e9rirait. Mais d&rsquo;ann\u00e9e en ann\u00e9e, la tumeur a grandi et a fini par atteindre la taille d&rsquo;un pamplemousse. Elle appuyait sur les nerfs de son visage et bloquait en partie sa vue.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Il traversait une p\u00e9riode difficile en tant que jeune homme cens\u00e9 profiter de la vie\u00a0\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 son p\u00e8re, Toure. En plus de la douleur constante, Toure affirme que la tumeur avait un impact sur l&rsquo;estime de soi de Papa : \u00ab\u00a0Voir ses amis d&rsquo;enfance en bonne sant\u00e9 alors que lui-m\u00eame \u00e9tait handicap\u00e9 est tr\u00e8s g\u00eanant pour un enfant.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>La famille de Papa le d\u00e9crit comme quelqu&rsquo;un d&rsquo;ambitieux. Cette ambition est ancr\u00e9e dans un sentiment de responsabilit\u00e9 \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00e9gard de sa famille et de sa communaut\u00e9. Il s&rsquo;est toujours enorgueilli de pouvoir aider ses parents et soutenir ses jeunes fr\u00e8res et s\u0153urs. Avec un ami, il g\u00e9rait un atelier de r\u00e9paration de motos, o\u00f9 il fournit des services essentiels et forme des jeunes gens d\u00e9sireux d&rsquo;apprendre le m\u00e9tier. \u00ab\u00a0J&rsquo;ai ouvert l&rsquo;atelier et j&rsquo;ai form\u00e9 des apprentis. J&rsquo;ai m\u00eame des coll\u00e8gues qui travaillent ailleurs, et c&rsquo;est moi qui les ai form\u00e9s.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>La tumeur grandissante de Papa lui faisait craindre que son \u00e9tat de sant\u00e9 n&rsquo;ait un impact sur son avenir et ne se r\u00e9percute sur sa famille et ses amis.<\/p>\n<p>Il y a quelques ann\u00e9es, l&rsquo;espoir a jailli pour Papa, car sa famille a r\u00e9uni suffisamment de fonds pour lui permettre de se faire op\u00e9rer dans un h\u00f4pital. Alors que l&rsquo;op\u00e9ration \u00e9tait sur le point de commencer, une panne d&rsquo;\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 s&rsquo;est produite. Quand les lumi\u00e8res sont revenues, la peur et la m\u00e9fiance ressenties par Papa ont pes\u00e9 lourd. Craignant une nouvelle panne d&rsquo;\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 \u00e0 un moment aussi critique, il a report\u00e9 \u00e0 contrec\u0153ur l&rsquo;op\u00e9ration.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-14153\" src=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SND230309_PAPA_SND01277_BEFORE_GANGWAY_EB003_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SND230309_PAPA_SND01277_BEFORE_GANGWAY_EB003_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SND230309_PAPA_SND01277_BEFORE_GANGWAY_EB003_HI-MID-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SND230309_PAPA_SND01277_BEFORE_GANGWAY_EB003_HI-MID-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SND230309_PAPA_SND01277_BEFORE_GANGWAY_EB003_HI-MID-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SND230309_PAPA_SND01277_BEFORE_GANGWAY_EB003_HI-MID-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SND230309_PAPA_SND01277_BEFORE_GANGWAY_EB003_HI-MID-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SND230309_PAPA_SND01277_BEFORE_GANGWAY_EB003_HI-MID.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>L&rsquo;espoir est arriv\u00e9 \u00e0 quai<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0J&rsquo;ai entendu parler de Mercy Ships par un ami, qui est aussi m\u00e9canicien\u00a0\u00bb, se souvient Papa. En 2022, son ami avait lu sur Internet que le nouveau navire-h\u00f4pital de Mercy Ships, le <em>Global Mercy\u2122<\/em>, naviguerait prochainement jusqu&rsquo;au S\u00e9n\u00e9gal pour offrir des soins chirurgicaux s\u00fbrs et gratuits aux personnes d\u00e9munies.<\/p>\n<p>Papa s&rsquo;est rendu dans un h\u00f4pital voisin o\u00f9 une \u00e9quipe m\u00e9dicale b\u00e9n\u00e9vole de Mercy Ships auscultait et s\u00e9lectionnait les patients.<\/p>\n<p>Les souvenirs de son exp\u00e9rience pr\u00e9c\u00e9dente \u00e9taient encore bien pr\u00e9sents, laissant Papa aux prises avec des \u00e9motions contradictoires lorsqu&rsquo;il a \u00e9t\u00e9 accept\u00e9 pour l&rsquo;op\u00e9ration. Mais le d\u00e9sir de gu\u00e9rison l&rsquo;a emport\u00e9 sur la peur. \u00ab\u00a0J&rsquo;avais peur, mais j&rsquo;ai fait confiance \u00e0 Dieu\u00a0\u00bb, explique-t-il.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-31imvyu-b84f680ec81a40373489d088f18bd5d0\">\n.flex_column.av-31imvyu-b84f680ec81a40373489d088f18bd5d0{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-31imvyu-b84f680ec81a40373489d088f18bd5d0 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lwf5yoeq-5f1030ca7dd0cab39cad2e8072419b75\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lwf5yoeq-5f1030ca7dd0cab39cad2e8072419b75 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lwf5yoeq-5f1030ca7dd0cab39cad2e8072419b75 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itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-14146 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-14146 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SND230505_PAPA_SND01277_DISCHARGE_GANGWAY_EB004_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg\" alt='' title='SND230505_PAPA_SND01277_DISCHARGE_GANGWAY_EB004_HI-MID'  height=\"686\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SND230505_PAPA_SND01277_DISCHARGE_GANGWAY_EB004_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SND230505_PAPA_SND01277_DISCHARGE_GANGWAY_EB004_HI-MID-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SND230505_PAPA_SND01277_DISCHARGE_GANGWAY_EB004_HI-MID-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SND230505_PAPA_SND01277_DISCHARGE_GANGWAY_EB004_HI-MID-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SND230505_PAPA_SND01277_DISCHARGE_GANGWAY_EB004_HI-MID-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SND230505_PAPA_SND01277_DISCHARGE_GANGWAY_EB004_HI-MID-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SND230505_PAPA_SND01277_DISCHARGE_GANGWAY_EB004_HI-MID.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1xib1au-19b3cb106a0bbb3c9a0018a59c051618\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1xib1au-19b3cb106a0bbb3c9a0018a59c051618{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1xib1au-19b3cb106a0bbb3c9a0018a59c051618 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lwf5ycj8-4e266cd7a61dadbed5cd16843189980a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Une gu\u00e9rison bien au-del\u00e0 du physique<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alors que les effets de l&rsquo;anesth\u00e9sie se dissipaient peu \u00e0 peu apr\u00e8s l&rsquo;op\u00e9ration, Papa n&rsquo;a pas eu besoin de porter la main \u00e0 son visage pour savoir que la tumeur avait disparu.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Quand je me suis r\u00e9veill\u00e9, je ne l&rsquo;ai pas touch\u00e9e, mais j&rsquo;ai senti que la tumeur avait disparu parce qu&rsquo;avant, elle m&#8217;emp\u00eachait de voir\u00a0\u00bb. Pour la premi\u00e8re fois depuis des ann\u00e9es, la vision de Papa \u00e9tait d\u00e9gag\u00e9e.<\/p>\n<p>L&rsquo;op\u00e9ration a consist\u00e9 \u00e0 retirer une partie de la m\u00e2choire o\u00f9 la tumeur se d\u00e9veloppait. Les chirurgiens b\u00e9n\u00e9voles ont ensuite reconstruit sa m\u00e2choire \u00e0 l&rsquo;aide d&rsquo;une plaque m\u00e9tallique.<\/p>\n<p>Papa a pass\u00e9 plusieurs semaines de convalescence dans les services de l&rsquo;h\u00f4pital, se rapprochant des autres patients et des membres de l&rsquo;\u00e9quipage par le biais d&rsquo;activit\u00e9s telles que l&rsquo;artisanat. \u00ab\u00a0J&rsquo;ai m\u00eame fabriqu\u00e9 des bracelets tout seul ; les infirmi\u00e8res m&rsquo;ont appris \u00e0 le faire\u00a0\u00bb, se souvient-il.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Kangethe, un infirmier b\u00e9n\u00e9vole am\u00e9ricain, s&rsquo;est occup\u00e9 de Papa apr\u00e8s l&rsquo;op\u00e9ration. Il a observ\u00e9 qu&rsquo;au fur et \u00e0 mesure de la gu\u00e9rison physique de Papa, la transformation s&rsquo;\u00e9tendait au-del\u00e0 de son visage.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Le premier jour apr\u00e8s l&rsquo;op\u00e9ration, il \u00e9tait calme, restait au lit, n&rsquo;interagissait pas avec les autres, ne parlait pas beaucoup. Mais au fil du temps, il s&rsquo;est montr\u00e9 beaucoup plus actif&#8230; Il semblait beaucoup plus \u00e0 l&rsquo;aise pour parler et partager\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>L&rsquo;ami de Papa a exprim\u00e9 sa gratitude lorsqu&rsquo;il est rentr\u00e9 chez lui, en bonne sant\u00e9 et plein d&rsquo;espoir. \u00ab\u00a0Ce que vous avez fait n&rsquo;est pas seulement pour Papa, mais aussi pour la communaut\u00e9. Nous \u00e9tions tous inquiets pour lui. Sa tumeur a disparu, il a retrouv\u00e9 sa sant\u00e9, sa dignit\u00e9 et sa joie de vivre. Vous avez fait cela pour Papa et pour tout le village\u00a0\u00bb, s&rsquo;est-il r\u00e9joui.<\/p>\n<p>Les ann\u00e9es pass\u00e9es avec la tumeur avaient jet\u00e9 le doute sur Papa, rendant difficile la perspective d&rsquo;un avenir o\u00f9 la sant\u00e9 serait une pr\u00e9occupation constante. Il parlait maintenant d&rsquo;aspirations apparemment simples qui semblaient autrefois si complexes : \u00ab\u00a0J&rsquo;ai toujours voulu obtenir un permis de conduire et une carte d&rsquo;identit\u00e9. La tumeur m&rsquo;a emp\u00each\u00e9 d&rsquo;avoir ces documents\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>Maintenant qu&rsquo;il est en bonne sant\u00e9, les r\u00eaves ont remplac\u00e9 la peur. \u00ab\u00a0Je veux reprendre le travail et passer du temps avec mes parents et mes fr\u00e8res et s\u0153urs\u00a0\u00bb, explique-t-il. \u00ab\u00a0Je suis \u00e9galement jeune et j&rsquo;aimerais me marier et fonder ma propre famille.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Cliquez ici pour d\u00e9couvrir comment vous pouvez participer \u00e0 la transformation des patients qui s&rsquo;op\u00e8re \u00e0 bord.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-1kecq2e-31715ca144ba43e4bb09fe2b96165661 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page 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