A couple of American architects traveling in Bordeaux went to the Tchin Tchin Wine Bar and ate poorly preserved sardines there. They were victims of botulism like fifteen other customers. Matthew is still in intensive care. His partner, Kristy, less ill, confided in Le Parisien.
Kristy, an American on vacation in France with her partner, agreed to meet our colleagues from Le Parisien to talk about their spouse’s state of health.
Matthew, 41, is still in resuscitation au Bordeaux University Hospital (Gironde) after contracting botulism by eating poorly sterilized canned sardines at the Tchin Tchin Wine Bar, in the same city. The Bordeaux public prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation to “manslaughter”.
Still intubated
Matthew is today in a bad state. To help the couple, their American friends have also launched a jackpot on the Gofundme.com platform, which has already raised more than $80,000, indicates Le Parisien.
In the interview, the young woman says that her companion started to feel unwell during a bike ride in the vineyards. She describes that Matthew began seeing double and feeling dizzy.
He writes on a slate to communicate
If his spouse’s condition is “stable”, he is still intubated in intensive care. “He can neither see nor speak. To communicate, he writes on a slate,” Kristy confided to our colleagues at Le Parisien. The young woman hopes that the man she loves will be able to walk again. The American architect also says she is aware that the road to recovery will be long. The couple does not yet know when they will be able to return to the United States.
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