At eighty, almost eighty-four, it fascinates me to see just how strong my father is.
A Bonding Moment That Warms the Heart
Kim Rusk recently shared a photo of her daughter, Billie, beside her grandfather, Patrick Zabé. A tender moment of closeness that warms the heart.
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It was on Instagram that the host shared a story in which Billie is nestled against her grandfather, a smile spread across her face. A moment that underscores the strength of the bond between a little girl and her grandpa.
“The Rusks,” Kim remarked beside the photo, visibly radiant with happiness.
Clearly, Kim’s weekend was punctuated by beautiful, simple, genuine, and genuinely comforting family moments.
Undoubtedly, the host passes along to her daughter meaningful family values and the importance of staying united.
A Look Back at Kim’s Remarks About Her Father’s Health
Let’s recall that in October 2025, on Énergie, on the show Le Boost that she cohosts with Rémi-Pierre Paquin, Martin Tremblay and François Pérusse, Kim Rusk opened up about her father’s health. She explained that she had to step away from the air to accompany and support him during his surgeries.
«Well, Dad is doing well now. It’s been a little tougher since last Thursday, I’d say. So, I had to miss yesterday at work because I was in Quebec. Not to catch a hockey game, but to support daddy, daddy cool. And honestly, at 80, almost 84, it fascinates me how strong my father is. He’s fighting a disease called Parkinson’s, but there are always small collateral effects to all of that. And well, we’re patching little things up here and there… in my view, he’s almost back to his old self, right?»
«That’s a lot to face at the end of life, really, you know… and you don’t wish this on anyone, especially knowing my father (…),» she added, noting that she is hyperactive, but that her father remains the true master of the matter.
«He still has projects in his head (…) He’s a man who could have enjoyed a very fine end of life, a nice twenty years to do lots of things. But you know, walking isn’t really an option anymore… for a long time even,» she then confessed when asked how long it had been since he could walk. She said it’s been about six years.
The Woman Who Stands By Him Through His Illness
«So, it’s really the surgeries he went through over the weekend—twice rather than once… his wife Mona, who is truly an extension of him, you know… and that’s what keeps him alive, that she’s there. It’s as if… we wouldn’t be the same person if she weren’t there. She’s absolutely extraordinary, Mona; we love her dearly. She can’t accompany him to the operating room every time, but to the extent she can, she pushes to go, to be there, to make sure… So anyway, it all went fairly well, but it involved two major procedures… and it’s because you never really know (…),» Kim later testified.
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Our Wishes
We wish Kim and her family many more moments like these—surrounded by loved ones—moments that are precious, almost magical, to be cherished to the very fullest. And above all, we wish them good health, because in the end, that truly matters most.
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