2024-05-24 23:00:00
Julie Anne Sawyer is mourning. She misplaced her lover, Jean-Pierre Ferland, on April 27 after 16 years collectively.
Fragile, exhausted, she was busy organizing the nationwide funeral and the non-public funeral of a cherished one who was 35 years her senior, with a thousand and one duties to finish.
However she spends time solely with Journal. We talked for about thirty minutes. The interview was combined with silence, laughter… and tears.
Sophie: Julie Anne, it has been three weeks since Jean-Pierre left. How do you cope with your grief?
Julianne: I am not doing any worse, however some days are tougher than others. I do not consider he is gone. I haven’t got time to grieve. There’s a lot to do. Typically I really feel uncomfortable and alone. Buddies may fill a few of my ache and loneliness, however…my coronary heart feels empty proper now.
I missed a giant half… [Elle ne finit pas sa phrase.]
Jean-Pierre was an excellent man who occupied an enormous house in my life. I really feel lonely since he left. When it was positioned I noticed [au CHSLD] How I really like that man. After all, I do know I’ve cherished him earlier than, however life strikes quick and we’ve got quite a bit to do. However when I discovered myself right here alone, regardless that I went to see him day by day, that is after I realized how a lot he meant to me and the way a lot I cherished him. They name it white mourning. Each day, each time Jean-Pierre loses just a little bit, we mourn. Which suggests I have been grieving for some time. Earlier than, I may nonetheless see him, his stunning voice talking to me, his presence, even when typically he wasn’t fairly there in the long run. He stored me along with his stunning shiny eyes and smile. All I may consider was her stunning smile. He all the time tells me: “You’re stunning!” Life is tough with out him.
After being collectively for 16 years, what do you miss most about him?
His smile. his voice. His caresses. His kiss. And his presence.
Folks don’t know the extent to which you cared for Jean-Pierre, who suffered from amnesia. How did you go from being a lover to being a “caregiver”?
It occurs step by step. Day after day, I did just a little extra for him and handled him just a little extra.
It’s onerous to deal with an grownup as a result of he has such a character! For a kid, you’ll be able to inform him “Go to your room!” You’ll be able to’t say that to Jean-Pierre, you may be kicked out [rires]! It is not simple to deal with somebody 24 hours a day.
When he was sleeping, I used to be afraid that he would fall and sleep poorly. Being a caregiver is gradual and also you get used to it, and you do not understand how drained you might be. You might have one thing to do and it’s important to do it.
Caring for somebody is a calling. Because the outbreak [c’est là que ça a commencé à se dégrader], we’re all at residence, we do not have exhibits anymore, that is my new profession. There are occasions when it would not attraction to me anymore and I simply need to be free, however while you love somebody you go all the best way.
On Could 3, you wrote a touching message on Fb. “Thanks to your humor, your extraordinary face, your million greenback smile, your love, your tenderness, your laughter. Thanks for these 16 years of happiness! It’s not all the time simple, however I don’t remorse these good occasions I spent with you, and I’ll take extra. I’ll always remember you and you’ll all the time be in my coronary heart. What do you imply by “not all the time simple”?
Like all {couples}, there are ups and downs. Typically, like anybody, we disagree on one thing. Jean-Pierre has a really sturdy character [rires]. However when he is good, it is superb. I spent lots of high quality time with him. We talked to one another about every kind of issues. We laughed on a regular basis, we sang, it was a really sturdy, very stunning love.
Beneath your Could 3 Fb put up, Diane Inform wrote: “I’m dedicated to you, my Julie Anne. Your presence is his blessing and his love will all the time defend him.” Does it contact you?
Everyone was calling me, together with Diane Thiel. It was like I additionally acquired a giant wave of affection and everybody thanked me for caring for Jean-Pierre. It was so touching to know that I used to be doing an excellent job and that I used to be all the time there for him. Everybody thanked me for current and for not giving up. This makes me upset! as a result of once we do [être proche aidante], we really feel responsible for not being good. There have been many occasions I advised myself I wasn’t doing sufficient. So when individuals inform me that, I feel, “Lastly, they’re on the opposite facet and so they see that I performed my position nicely.” I gave all the pieces I needed to give.
What’s it wish to share Jean-Pierre with all the ladies of Quebec?
[Rires] This does not trouble me. I feel it is cute! All the ladies in Quebec love him, which makes me smile. I wasn’t jealous, I knew what I used to be moving into from the beginning. I do know he likes girls.
I am additionally a singer, so I perceive the connection between artist and viewers. I’ve performed performing, I perceive that. Jean-Pierre is charming. When he smiled, the entire place lit up. Once I first met him on the Bell Middle, he had a smile that lit up the Bell Middle.
Once we had been making the album I assumed it was superior all the ladies in my life [avec Céline Dion, Isabelle Boulay, Diane Tell, etc.]. That is nice, however the reality stays that it is me, his spouse [rires]!
What sort of lover is Jean-Pierre?
OMG! [Elle est émue.] Very tender. Very a lot in love. pay attention. When he held me in his arms I felt fantastic and heat. It looks like he loves me very a lot. I knew Jean-Pierre was very charming, however when he checked out me, you noticed in his eyes that I used to be the lady in his life. I felt so good in his arms. He is an excellent kisser, that is a very powerful factor [rires]! Once we first began, I advised her, “When you’re a foul kisser, I will depart.” If he wasn’t an excellent kisser, I’d be lacking out on one thing extraordinary.
I cherished all the pieces about that half. He’s very romantic. Very tender. He simply touches my arm and I tremble. [Elle bafouille, cherche ses mots.] It is onerous to speak about this. I used to be caught in my feelings and it was very tough. [Elle pleure.]
Once more, inform us the way you met.
It was in the course of the four-hundredth anniversary of the founding of Quebec, and he sang on the plains with Céline Dion and Ginette Reno. A keyboard participant pal invited me to fulfill Jean-Pierre in his dressing room. He gave me his telephone quantity. One afternoon a month later, Jean-Pierre invited me to lunch at Saint-Norbert. Once I arrived he mentioned to me, “My Mrs. Simpson!” He advised me the story of his musical [sur Wallis Simpson et le duc de Windsor]. So clicky! Jean-Pierre is flirting with me. He made me osso buco. That day he invited me to take a look Oh mother with him in New York. I mentioned sure. We left after three weeks. We spent two and a half days collectively, we hit it off and it was nice. We had a good time, however… nothing occurred! Once we received again from New York, I went to St. Norbert each two weeks, then each week, then day by day. We have been collectively ever since.
when he sings you might be stunning in efficiency [qu’il a écrit pour son ex, Dyane Lessard]are you jealous?
No, as a result of I all the time felt like he was singing to me. He checked out me out of the nook of his eye, and he all the time did some little factor, a gesture, to inform me that he was singing to me. He sings this music for all girls to keep away from hurting different girls [rires].
Did Jean-Pierre know what he represented to Quebecers throughout his lifetime?
I don’t suppose he anticipated such an outpouring of affection. Jean-Pierre all the time had doubts about his personal expertise. Rather less on the finish. However he is just a little insecure and I do not perceive why. He did not understand it was all of Quebec…
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