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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Category: Social
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 beeing paralyzed after spinal cord injury
I always believed I am unbreakable. I actually never broke any of my bones.
Now I broke my neck. Irreversible paralysis, all four limbs affected. It really couldn’t be much worse. Just three more vertebrae to go. No breathing by 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 things which changed in a positive way after my spinal cord injury. Continue reading How to stay positive beeing paralyzed after spinal cord injury
Beelitz Heilstätten
More than 100 years ago there was no antibiotics to treat Tuberkulose patients.
This is why the hospital city Beelitz Heilstätten with 60 buildings was founded 1898 in the middle of nowhere: Brandenburg.
The deep forest is probably the best environment to offer conservative Air, Water and Light therapy.
Weihnachten & Other Nice Things
This month I was more active then ever before in last 5 months. My first trip out of the hospital area was a tour together with Continue reading Weihnachten & Other Nice Things
New Life Improvements
Since we moved to a new room in a different department many things changed. Positive changes happened with Jans lung condition. He is breathing without any support since 3 days and looks like he don’t need the lung cleaning anymore. Continue reading New Life Improvements