Jonah Lomu, joueur de rugby à XV néo-zélandais, qui souffrait récemment de nouvelles complications rénales, a été hospitalisé à Auckland et se trouve dans un état stable. Le meilleur marqueur d'essais de l'histoire de la Coupe du monde (15), âgé de 36 ans, avait annoncé il y a deux semaines être dans l'attente d'un nouveau donneur pour une seconde greffe de rein, huit ans après la précédente transplantation.
Et pour ceux qui lisent l'anglais, son interview publiée par l'AFP :
WELLINGTON — New Zealand rugby great Jonah Lomu, who is battling a serious kidney disease, was in a stable condition after being admitted to hospital in Auckland, health officials said Monday.
Reports said the former All Blacks wing was undergoing dialysis treatment after being rushed to hospital suffering from a kidney infection.
An Auckland District Health Board spokesman was unable to confirm when Lomu was admitted or provide details of his treatment, saying his family had requested privacy, but said the 36-year-old was in a stable condition.
Lomu revealed earlier this month that a donated kidney he received eight years ago had failed and he needed a new transplant.
He was diagnosed in 1995 with the rare kidney disorder nephrotic syndrome and underwent a transplant in 2004, receiving an organ donated by friend and New Zealand radio broadcaster Grant Kereama.
Lomu spent 16 days in Auckland Hospital last year after returning to New Zealand from his home in France to star in the Rugby World Cup opening ceremony at Eden Park.
Regarded as rugby union's first global superstar, Lomu rose to prominence with his devastating performances in the 1995 World Cup and also played a major part in New Zealand's 1999 campaign.
He still holds the record for most tries at the World Cup, with 15 in total, and scored 37 tries in 63 Tests for New Zealand before illness eventually cut short his playing career.
Lomu told a women's magazine this month that "everyone has to die sometime" and he had no regrets.
"I'm really lucky, I've already lived more in one lifetime than many would in six or seven lifetimes," he said.
"For me, the important thing is to ask 'can you look in the mirror and say you (have) done everything to enjoy life?'."
Et pour ceux qui lisent l'anglais, son interview publiée par l'AFP :
WELLINGTON — New Zealand rugby great Jonah Lomu, who is battling a serious kidney disease, was in a stable condition after being admitted to hospital in Auckland, health officials said Monday.
Reports said the former All Blacks wing was undergoing dialysis treatment after being rushed to hospital suffering from a kidney infection.
An Auckland District Health Board spokesman was unable to confirm when Lomu was admitted or provide details of his treatment, saying his family had requested privacy, but said the 36-year-old was in a stable condition.
Lomu revealed earlier this month that a donated kidney he received eight years ago had failed and he needed a new transplant.
He was diagnosed in 1995 with the rare kidney disorder nephrotic syndrome and underwent a transplant in 2004, receiving an organ donated by friend and New Zealand radio broadcaster Grant Kereama.
Lomu spent 16 days in Auckland Hospital last year after returning to New Zealand from his home in France to star in the Rugby World Cup opening ceremony at Eden Park.
Regarded as rugby union's first global superstar, Lomu rose to prominence with his devastating performances in the 1995 World Cup and also played a major part in New Zealand's 1999 campaign.
He still holds the record for most tries at the World Cup, with 15 in total, and scored 37 tries in 63 Tests for New Zealand before illness eventually cut short his playing career.
Lomu told a women's magazine this month that "everyone has to die sometime" and he had no regrets.
"I'm really lucky, I've already lived more in one lifetime than many would in six or seven lifetimes," he said.
"For me, the important thing is to ask 'can you look in the mirror and say you (have) done everything to enjoy life?'."
