Guillaume Brachet is only one step away from the incredible challenge he has set himself. This Thursday this Tourangeau will arrive in Roanne, thus completing his ascent of the Loire by kayak. In total, he will have spent more than 90 hours in the water and traveled almost 150 kilometers against the current.
A sporting challenge France Bleu Touraine has already mentioned.
And that above all allows this researcher to do it raise funds to pour fund a treatment he found and who might be the first in the world to do so slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease. A disease from which he himself suffers. But to prove it, you have to do tests, and that costs money.
After a month and a half of racing, his bet is about to pay off. In sporting terms, firstly, “I spent stages on the water every day, so as such I realized my metaphorical side in the sense that I spent time on the water against the current. Whole days trying not to lose hope against this current, against this flow that was indomitable”.
One third of the funds found have one month left to raise 20,000 euros
But above all, and this is the most important thing, Guillaume Brachet he made people talk about him, about the cure he found and of the amount needed to start the first tests. “On the kitty portion of the search, about a third of the funds have been found and we are in the process of professionalizing this donation search. We are looking to ramp up for the last month as there is about a month left to raise 20,000 EUR “.
Nelson Montfort becomes the sponsor of his project
And that’s why, now it relies on companies with whom he has several contacts. He also counts on this welcome sponsor, the sports journalist Nelson Montfort, who will give him even more visibility. The race is still open, we have to carry out the tests, then file the final patent by next March. “I’m going to push this project forward until someone picks it up. It’s a long-distance ride for now, I’m still waiting for the buyer on the road, a company that will have the funds, the loins to push this forward.”
And in this case, he is committed will award his patent for 50,000 euros, just enough to pay him back the money and time already invested. A patent that could, if everything works out, be worth a million euros in the long run.
If you want to make a donation, Kitten Ramer against Parkinson’s is on Leetchi
and you will find more information on the website parkisonsurloire.fr
. In France, 270,000 people suffer from Parkinson’s disease, there are seven million in the world. Guillaume Brachet should therefore arrive this Thursday in Roanne after nearly 150 kilometers of kayaking.
