“A lot has been written, but nowhere did I read anything about her vulnerability.” That passage from the farewell speech of Luc Appermont (76) hit home hard last Wednesday during the funeral of Margriet Hermans (72). “I have already had to say goodbye to many people,” says Appermont, who receives us at home the day after the funeral. “I have never received so many reactions as with Margriet.”

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