PIP: the cry of the foreign victims - company - She

PIP: the cry of the foreign victims - company - She

They know by email, blogs and Facebook pages inserted. But they had never met until Friday morning, the Criminal Court of Marseille. Thailys Freites is Venezuelan and lives in South Africa. January Spivey, 50, is English and survived breast cancer. Katia Colombo is French, his sister Hedwig Ligoneche, died of lymphoma following the explosion of its PIP implants . Heartfelt tears, Jan Katia and fall into the arms of one another, they know without knowing they went through the same ordeal. "I have no more tears" breath Katia, who told the court the day before the descent into hell of his sister, his body covered with burns from head to feet to his death on 21 November 2011. Across oceans, all three have faced the consequences of the fraud trial. In their bodies, their flesh in their lives.

47,000 British women are affected

PIP sold 80% of its production abroad, or between 300,000 and 500,000 potential victims . Private information, unanswered their health authorities, these foreign victims have turned to the net to understand what PIP. "We did walk background google translate," says the London in January. At the bar, worthy lady, hair in a bun, she told the concern about symptoms she did not understand, two years after having had cancer in 2002 and a mastectomy, she felt pain in the left arm, lost the use of the arm and shoulder, experienced severe inflammatory reactions. "Until December 23, 2011, I realized the reason for my problems. A French had died of cancer, she wore PIP. "
The death of Edwige Ligoneche and speaking Katia Colombo had cause a shock in France, forcing AFSSAPS to recognize the magnitude of the health scandal and decide to set up studies and a monitoring committee. "It was Christmas Eve, and I could not turn to anyone, I was terrified, testified in January I was convinced that she had been poisoned and that I would die. I began to seek help, to contact other victims, and I realized that 47,000 British were affected. "She decided to create an association, such as support groups she had known as a cancer patient.

Prostheses replaced free of Venezuela

That same December 23, 2011, South Africa Thailys Freites is a party when a friend asked if she has heard of PIP. "This is not what I wear, I Brazilian aids, best, she said. But when she returned home, she watches her implant map and discovers that they are PIP. "I found that information on the French carrier, British, Argentine. Nothing in Venezuela, "said she. She created a Facebook page in a week 1,000 victims connect. They are now, in 4400 his group, 30,000 in all Venezuela. Since January, it is removed prostheses in 2012. They were ruptured silicone breast common in houses. "The pain in the arm and lower back, burns, have ceased. "The doctor makes a direct link between the prosthesis and symptoms. Meanwhile, it brings together victims, warning Surgeons, PIP distributor there, Galaxias Americas, Parliament ...
"Parliament has recognized the magnitude of the health hazard. Was obtained that surgeons change prostheses free and implants be replaced by an American brand, "she says. Better care than in France or the victims of pay themselves the new implants and reimplantation. As for England, it was not until they can prove that the implants have ruptured to obtain support. "But it is a long recognized the Venezuelan. And we wait to see what will happen in this case, those responsible must be condemned. " January has the court in its responsibilities: "In the hope that our government recognizes the major crisis that affects so many of us, we want justice to France." Katia Colombo expected. She also.
Caption: Katia Colombo.

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