amélie b simard told her Instagram followers that both of her parents were hospitalized in ambulances 14 hours apart over the weekend. She said her mother entered first, then her father was brought in after his vital signs were not good.
Simard wrote that her parents are now in the hospital at different locations for an indeterminate period of time. She also thanked the public and people around her for their words of encouragement.
Simard on Instagram
In her caption, Simard described the sequence in direct terms: "Maman est entrée d’urgence en ambulance avant-hier... Et 14 heures plus tard, on devait lui annoncer que papa s’en venait lui aussi à l’hôpital en ambulance, parce que ses signes vitaux n’étaient pas beaux du tout". She added that her mother replied, "Je savais qu’il viendrait me rejoindre".
She paired the message with a photo of her parents. The post turned a private family emergency into a public update, giving followers the same timeline she was living through.
Two Parents, Two Places
Simard also wrote, "Et là, ils sont ici, tous les deux, à différents endroits, pour un temps indéterminé." That line matters because it shows the situation is not a single hospital stay but two separate admissions happening at once.
She said her father has Alzheimer’s disease, and she has previously spoken about family hardships. In the same post, she framed the moment through the bond between her parents: "À travers cette tempête pas terminée, mes sœurs et moi avons la chance d’être témoins d’une des plus grandes histoires d’amour, je pense. Ces deux-là s’aiment comme j’ai rarement vu ça dans ma vie."
What Followers Saw
For readers who saw the post, the immediate fact is simple: both parents were taken by ambulance within 14 hours, and both remain in hospital care in separate places. The post gives one concrete marker of how fast the situation changed, and one direct sign of what Simard and her family are facing now.
Her final question in the caption — "Je vais voir maman ou papa en premier ?" — captures the practical problem inside the family’s update. She did not answer it in the post, but she did make clear that both parents are still there, and that the family is waiting together through the uncertainty.
