In a fascinating biography entitled Never two without mepublished by Éditions du Journal, Guy Fournier speaks openly about his twin relationship, his loves, his infidelities, his friendships and his professional career, but also about the cancer diagnosis he received a few months ago. When our journalist asked him in an interview on our website whether the diagnosis had affected him, he replied as follows.
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“Yes, it shocked me. I quit smoking over 50 years ago…I haven’t had any symptoms that would make me think I had cancer. The pulmonologist told me that I had a large, inoperable mass and he recommended that I do some tests. I told Maryse that I had maybe two or three months to live. Examinations showed that there were no metastases. I have been taking immunotherapy for several months, it could shrink the tumor or slow its progression. It seems to work! I try to think about it as little as possible, keep my feelings to myself and pretend for others as if nothing has happened. The hardest thing to bear is that my twin brother died at the same time. We always told each other that we could die at the same time. It looks like I won’t die right away…”
Read the full interview with Guy Fournier in the latest issue of La Semaine magazine on newsstands or at jemagazine.ca.
His book will be available in stores from November 13th.
You can read his columns in Le Journal de Montréal and Le Journal de Québec.