In the Fensch Valley, when her general practitioner retired a few years ago, Lucie sought out a replacement doctor. The eighty-year-old still lives with her husband who is approaching 90 years. “We are the age of our arteries”, the latter smiles. “I’ve made I don’t know how many calls all over the industry, all the way to Thionville, Lucie confides. But I didn’t get a favorable response. The formula is always the same: “We don’t take new patients. “” Our retired doctor still consults in Hayange, we go every three months to renew prescriptions. And when a worry adds to the routine? “It’s a hassle. I …
