“I can’t do anything anymore. I just sit here all day. My life has become hell.” While the government takes fish and cheese out of the racks for fear of Listeria, Philippe van Elsacker (64) from Brecht can only think one thing: it is too late for him. In 2022 the IT specialist became infected, after which he floated between life and death for days. Since then he has only been a shadow of himself. “Even turning on a computer is not possible.”
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Philippe (64) about hell after Listeria: “I used to talk to everyone, now I can’t even tolerate my grandchildren”
Bytaketonews
Aug 16, 2025