Gilou is gone but he still has a fight to fight. To him and to his relatives who do not want to flout his memory or obscure the last moments of his life.
He was not very tall and not very thick, but he spoke with the force and vigor of his ideas of a free man. Always, throughout his life, until the end. Gilles Moran is no more, but his memory cannot be erased by these few weeks which saw him die slowly, without anyone being able to do anything about it.
Gilles passed away on December 24th. Nîmois at heart after his marriage to Arlette Chavanieu, he was Arlésien by birth and died of generalized cancer. His funeral will take place on December 29, at 5 p.m., at the Nîmes crematorium.
One more cancer in a society which hides death, which eludes it. But Gilou did not want to die in hospital anonymity. He wanted to let all his friends know that he didn’t want flowers or wreaths to come with him, ” except maybe a little Saladelle or Camargue reeds “(sic). No, no complaints, he preferred to ask anyone who would agree that donations be sent directly to thePaoli Calmettes Institute in Marseille. An establishment that welcomed and helped him in the most human way possible.
” Join the Association for the Right to Die with Dignity “
Before leaving he wanted to leave a message. Convictions, of course, but also hope. A vibrant desire to change society because joining an association like the one Gilou is going to tell you about is not a trivial matter.
After having courageously fought to the limit of his strength, Gilles Moran was aware of the difficult end that awaited him. For several years he had been a member of ADMD, an association that campaigns for a law of freedom in the face of death. He refused to be ” a living dead, emaciated on a bed “.
But for his relatives as for him, the problems were multiple and the stakes grew as the disease progressed. The Moran-Hardouin, Chavanieu-Lucas and Mota-Perrenoud families are therefore keen to get Gilou’s message across.
” You should know that French laws do not allow a free choice of a dignified, but above all radical, end. Already, some things have evolved, and we could be satisfied to see your loved one leave in relative serenity from the moment or pain medications are administered to him. This is hypocrisy, since this practice makes it possible to obscure the reality: as long as the person under sedation has not definitively expired, he dies from the additional damage administered to his body by the lack of water and food. And since no one has returned to relate their experience, we do not know if the person who has already suffered enough, really doesn’t hear anything, really doesn’t feel anything. So, when the hour has struck, let’s stop veiling our faces, look death in the face, as a matador faces a toro bravo, and choose our last freedom: our death. “
To reach this stage, the ADMD (Association for the Right to Die with Dignity) is providing exceptional support. Help in drafting advance directives, keeping these directives, psychological support and even technical support when a family, already in pain, comes up against a medical profession if not cautious, but above all poorly informed of the possibilities offered by the law. Membership costs 26 euros per year (47 euros for a duo) and it helps to consolidate the block of activists who work throughout the year, at national, regional and local level. Gillou and his family invite you to join so that the fight continues again and again.
Paolo Calmettes Institute, 232 Boulevard de Sainte Marguerite – BP 156 – 13 273 Marseille CEDEX 9. By Internet, section “make a donation”. By check, made payable to Institut Paoli-Calmettes.
Association for the Right to Die with Dignity. By check payable to ADMD, completed, dated and signed, accompanied by a form accessible on the Internet, or even a handwritten note with your last and first names, postal and telephone numbers. At ADMD, 130 rue Lafayette 75 010 Paris.
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