The truth behind the ‘innocent’ hospital photo of mayor Marianne Verhaert (41): “It’s no longer possible. I have a fifty-fifty chance of recovery”

On February 26, Flemish Member of Parliament and mayor of Grobbendonk Marianne Verhaert (41) posted a hospital photo on her Instagram. “Just take a moment, but continue later.” The reality behind the image is harsher: the politician has a complex neurological condition, which has caused her to suffer from unbearable pain for two years. Now that she will have a serious operation on Thursday, she will tell her story once. “Even with morphine: it is no longer possible, and without surgery it will only get worse.”

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