Meurthe-et-Moselle. At the heart of the Regional Rehabilitation Institute: the first days of the rest of their lives

It is a moment awaited with immense impatience and, sometimes, legitimate anxiety... After weeks, months of care, patients at the Regional Rehabilitation Institute (IRR) leave the secure environment of these centers to return home or to a specialized structure.

This is the case for Isabelle Martinez, at the neurological CMPR in Lay-Saint-Christophe. While she's due to be discharged this weekend at the end of July, this lively retiree living in Pont-à-Mousson admits with a smile that she's "super happy to be going home."

A scenario that seemed improbable just over six months ago. Let's rewind the film. Last December, Isabelle suffered a stroke at home. "I was supposed to have surgery that same day for osteoarthritis in my finger, but my husband couldn't wake me up," she says. "He thought it was strange and called the fire department."

La Mussipontaine was immediately taken to the hospital. "Given...

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