This is one of the emblematic figures of France Télévisions. Henri Sannier created and presented himself on 19/20 on France 3. Subsequently, he took control of the television news of the 20 hours of antenna 2, from renamed France 2, as well as the 13 hours of the same channel. Finally, he joined the editorial staff of All sport Before finally retiring in October 2017. Three years later, his life changed. In 2020, autoimmune pathology which paralyzes his body until even immobilizes it completely. Today, after five years of effort and hope, he relearns to live.
Tuesday February 11, 2025, at the microphone of Wendy Bouchard in ICIon France Bleu, Henri Sannier confided in his state of health. The opportunity to rejoice in his new life, he who has long been in a wheelchair. Now this winter thanks to an exoskeleton. But this size of France Télévisions still suffers from its chronic illness. “”Look at my hands, it looks like they are 100 kilos, I have trouble, I can dedicate my books but not too long. I can hold a drink in my hand, it was a big victory because I was able to resume an aperitif. I couldn’t before. Redo a bike, a little but not much because I have a lack of balance“, He explains. But despite his consequences, he seems happier and fulfilled. He even had the chance to”be able to recover friends from France Télévisions and other channels“. “It gives me extraordinary courage because I need things like that to tell myself that I live“He adds.
Henri Sannier, figure of France Télévisions, leaves behind his “vegetable life”
A few days earlier, on February 5, it was with France 3 that he gave news. The former television man also got out of this “vegetable life” : “I was done what is called plasmapheresses, that is to say that you are lying for four hours (…). We take away your blood. In the middle, we take off the plasma and we put a brand new plasma and you reinject your blood on the other side.“And the least we can say is that he suffered …”We have completely frozen, very cold feet. We have the hands that come together. It’s not easy at all. Then there are losses of balance. And it marks me a lot (…). I couldn’t take a shower for example, it’s a simple thing. At home the shower is on the first floor. So, I couldn’t go up“, He remembered, when he was condemned to live on the ground floor, sleeping in a medical bed.
Today, everything seems to be better for Henri Sannier!
