Since over one year my brother is in rehabilitation. I am really impressed of his power, mindfulness and humour. During my master thesis he helped me a lot, gave inspiration and improved my spelling in this thesis. In my eyes he is more than strong.
Category: Social
My first open air concert as power wheelchair driver
I got an invitation to see the Beatsteaks in Berlin at the famous open air stage Wuhlheide. Finest Punk, Rock & Roll made in my favourite Berlin districts Kreuzberg & Treptow.
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Second Life and second birthday
Today is my first anniversary since my life-changing, neck breaking accident. It happened to be on the beautiful date of the 17.07.17 at a lonely Paradise Beach on an exotic island during a vacation I planned half a year in advance. Continue reading Second Life and second birthday
Television Interview about my swimming accident, spinal cord injury and rehabilitation
Today started with a surprise. I got some visitors from the Berlin Brandenburg broadcast station. Their video team was filming and asking me about my accident, it’s consequences for my life and the rehabilitation progress. Continue reading Television Interview about my swimming accident, spinal cord injury and rehabilitation
Power Wheelchair drive to my office in Berlin Kreuzberg
What a challenge!
I went from the neurological rehabilitation hospital Beelitz Heilstätten to visit my company with its offices at the Transistor coworking space in Berlin Kreuzberg.
The purpose of my trip was a meeting with an auditor of the labour office which is responsible for substituting inclusion of employees with handicap. Continue reading Power Wheelchair drive to my office in Berlin Kreuzberg
First time wearing a suit
There are a lot of things I feel like I am doing them for the first time in my new life, after my accident. This time I had a really good reason to wear a white business shirt and a blue jacket: My grandma. Continue reading First time wearing a suit
Monday
Today I spend a half day with my brother. It was a great day. We shared some special moments. Andreas N., who is also client in Beelitz Heilstätten, cooked with Peggy (our favourite therapist) for my brother and me. We brought some white wine and campus for the dinner. It was our second dinner together. Continue reading Monday
How to Stay Positive After Being Paralyzed by a Spinal Cord Injury
I always believed that I was unbreakable. Before the accident, I had actually never broken any of my bones.
Now I’ve broken my neck. Irreversible paralysis. All four limbs affected. It really couldn’t be much worse. Just three more vertebrae to go. No breathing on my own, no head control, neurological damage, stroke, coma, death.
However, I am a survivor and my brain still works. Still, it is a hard time to stay positive. This is why I started listing all of the things that have changed in a positive way after my spinal cord injury. Continue reading How to Stay Positive After Being Paralyzed by a Spinal Cord Injury
Beelitz Heilstätten
More than 100 years ago there were no antibiotics to treat tuberculosis. This is why the hospital city of Beelitz Heilstätten was founded in 1898, in the middle of nowhere with 60 buildings in Brandenburg. The deep forest setting is probably the best environment to offer conservative air, water and light therapies.
Weihnachten and Other Nice Things
This month I was more active than the last five months. My first trip out of the hospital area was a tour with Continue reading Weihnachten and Other Nice Things