Cindy Van Der Auwera opened up on her Instagram news feed on March 31, 2022. The candidate of Large families, life in XXL (TF1) spoke about his past, which was marked by the suicide of a loved one. An event that changed his life.
The mother of 11 children has decided to confide without taboo on periods of her life, on social networks. After introducing Indira, her eldest daughter Camille’s mare, Cindy Van Der Auwera said “decided to tell the beginning of [son] story“. To do this, she shared a photo from when she was still a student. She poses with a baby in her arms, a shot taken in the premature ward.
“I have always loved children and as a child I already wanted to work with them. I met Sébastien at nursing school. Promo 98/01 I therefore obtained my DE in 2001. I first practiced in gastroenterology then in endoscopy. I then took the national education exam. In effect It was during my high school years that I decided to become a nurse. The reason: a friend of mine committed suicide when he was only in second. The fact that nothing is said made me realize that silence is a poison that kills slowly..“, confided the 41-year-old mother. She therefore wished to devote her graduation work “to teenage suicide“. Cindy Van Der Auwera then headed for a career as a national education nurse with the aim of doing prevention.