At the end of his life, Ron Brandsteder no longer needed to see friends or former colleagues. “I still asked if I could come,” says Caroline Tensen on television.
The general public only heard the speculations, but the people who were slightly closer to Ron Brandsteder knew that he had been sick for a while. André van Duin received a call from Ron two weeks ago to announce his approaching end. And also Caroline Tensen – For ten years the three of whom were I? – Was aware of it.
Appje at 8.17 am
Caroline was kept informed by Ron’s wife Yvonne. She says that the two had not lived in one house for a while. “They no longer lived together, but they were still a family in their own way,” she says in Renze.
“We knew that he was there and that they took care of him with the boys and one nurse, so you know it is coming and this morning she applied to be precise at 8.17 am and then you are still waiting … For a moment, he’s really not there anymore? “
Withdrawn
The contact with Ron was minimal at some point, says Caroline. “Yvonne has always remained a dear friend and Ron has withdrawn a bit. That is also known for everyone, but if you saw him, it was always whether you saw him yesterday. ”
“At one point he had already withdrawn a bit, even when he wasn’t really sick yet. He was a kind of done with it. And then he also got sick. “
Not a good day
We still saw Caroline and Ron together on TV in the fall. “We were allowed to do something because André was going to win the oeuvre prize at the Televizier-Gala. He came in and then it was as if I had seen him yesterday. He said, “It wasn’t such a good day at all, I couldn’t really come, but of course I couldn’t stay away from my friend.”
She was no longer able to say goodbye. “I still asked Vonny:” I know he is with you, can I still come or is that not desirable? “, And then she said,” He really doesn’t want to see anyone anymore. ” You have to respect that. “
Bug
Yvonne has given Ron a big hug for Caroline. “Yes. Then I just asked: “Do you want to give a big hug from me?” She said, “I will certainly do that.” I don’t know she did it and that’s it. I know it went that way with many people. It was his choice and you have to respect that. “
“She applied me early this morning:” I want to let you know that he spent this morning at 4.45 am, but I don’t want to call. ” She is incredibly sad. The boys are there, were there and did it together. They were apart, but it was still a family. “