Radio host Mario Hudon, who had been battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) for almost three years, died in his last hours in Quebec.
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Mario Hudon, 63 years old, wished a festive farewell evening on December 2 but a sad funeral day.
Respiratory problems, however, forced him to be hospitalized at the Enfant-Jésus Hospital a few days ago. Realizing that they would no longer be able to leave the hospital, the family finally announced that the event was being cancelled.
Mario Hudon requested medical assistance in dying on December 7, 2023, the date he was diagnosed with 2020. A prisoner of his body, he was virtually speechless.
“It is with great sadness that I announce the death of my father. In the last few days, the disease progressed faster than expected,” confirmed his son François.
Mario was also scheduled to participate in the puck drop at the Quebec Remparts game Tuesday night at the Videotron Centre. His courage and kindness will mark many people.
After losing his job, Mario Hudon returned to CRTQ to become a radio host on several stations in Quebec, notably CHRC, CKNU, CHOI, CIMI, CHRC and FM 93. His descriptions of certain LNAH struggles will remain anthological works.
The communicator simply loved talking and meeting people from Quebec. “He was not a sports radio host, but a sports fan who shared his passion with other sports fans,” added his son.
Mario did not get to say goodbye as he would have liked.
“It’s much better to say hello to the people I love and who will be in a good mood than to know that they are roaring in the church without me,” he confided. the newspaper last week.
Since he knew he had it, he took a lot of time to raise awareness about ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Shortly before Christmas 2022, he mentioned that he would eventually seek medical assistance in dying, “a form of respect for people who have reached their limit,” he said.
Archive photo, Stevens LeBlanc
Mario Hudon in 2017
His two grandsons, Isaac and Nathan, were a source of great pride to him. His partner of the last 40 years, Nancy, took care of him until the end. “My eyes are just moving. I don’t want him dusting me every now and then! “, he said with a laugh last year.
Mario Hudon liked to repeat the words of Albert Ladouceur, a former colleague Quebec Journalpassed away in 2015, also at the age of 63.
“If nothing happens after that, we won’t know. And if there is something, well, it could be fun. »
ALS is the most common motor neuron disease. Little by little, its deterioration leads to the inability of the brain to initiate and control any voluntary muscle movement.. In Canada, there are 2,500 to 3,000 patients, and every year two new cases are discovered per 100,000 inhabitants.
