“One month and six days after amputation”: cancer patient Matthieu Lartot shares a big victory with his followers

Matthieu Lartot is a fighter! Suffering from knee cancer in his twenties, the former athlete who dreamed of becoming a professional rugby player had to reconsider his plans. He became a beloved and admired journalist for France Télévisions. He is the commentator of the matches of the French rugby team, playing a duet with Fabien Galthié from 2009 to 2019 and Dimitri Yachvili since 2019. It also offers Stade 2 in France 3.

But on April 18, the journalist faced a relapse of her cancer. “The odds of this happening were 1 to 5%, and it did,” the journalist said.

The 43-year-old man then announced the bad news to his fans himself: “Since everything is known now… As much as I was the one who announced it to you. Today I had to drop the antenna to get back in the ring and fight cancer for the second time! 26 years later, history is sadly stalling”

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However, far from being defeated, Matthieu Lartot shared with his followers his months of hospitalization until the surgery that cost his knee. Indeed, the former athlete had to amputate his right leg. She explained on Instagram: “The chemo worked and the surgery did the rest”.

Thanks to the support of his family, his wife Magalie, their two children Noah and Jeanne, and the support of his colleagues and the public, Matthieu Lartot was able to concentrate on his rehabilitation.

And yesterday, on Saturday, July 22, 2023, he was on Instagram again, where he shared a great news. Filmed walking on crutches through the streets of Paris, the author wrote: “One month and six days after surgery. To continue”!