Second Life and second birthday

Today is my first anniversary since my life-changing, neck-breaking accident.

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…

Setting up tecla-e for iPhone to control smartphone without hands

I set up a tecla-e Bluetooth switch control device so that I could independently use my phone that was attached…

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…

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…

Monday

Today I spend a half day with my brother. It was a great day. We shared some special moments. Andreas…

How to stay positive being 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…

Beelitz Heilstätten

More than 100 years ago there was no antibiotics to treat Tuberkulose patients. This is why the hospital city Beelitz…

Tetraplegia Sub C3 complete

Tetraplegia, also known as quadriplegia, is paralysis caused by illness or injury that results in the partial or total loss…

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…