She since continued to live in Haiti where she has suffered discrimination because of her disability, including the inability to use public transport because of prejudice.
[1] After competing at the 2007 Parapan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in powerlifting, she qualified for the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China.
[1] Following the Games, Jean-Louis switched to athletics to compete in javelin, discus and shot put.
[5] The team was aided in going to London through a campaign called "The Dream", funded by the Hogan Lovells law firm.
In the same class of the shot put, Jean-Louis threw a distance of 4.75 metres (15.6 ft), finishing in 16th place.