Page views: 91 The cabinet of horrors of the everyday: The true horror behind Bepanthen ointment and lanolin Bepanthen ointment can be found in almost every German bathroom. What few people realise: Behind the famous eye and nose ointment lies a cabinet of horrors of animal suffering that is unrivalled. Each gram of ointment contains 250 milligrams of wool wax - obtained from the agony of countless sheep. Most consumers...
Page views: 138 Sometimes pain is not the worst thing. It's the struggle to be heard. The daily struggle to be heard in a world that keeps telling you what you need - without listening. It's been decided that I won't get any more painkillers until the next visit. The reasons? Oh, who knows. Maybe bureaucracy, maybe principles, maybe worries about side effects...
I am not an expert. I'm not a doctor either. But I can read. In this case, a 179-page document from the German Society for Pneumology and Respiratory Medicine.
Handover protocol to look up the most important changes, for doctors, therapists, carers. And of course for Family & Friends.
Pageviews: 864 Part 3 of 3 Shitting has to be learnt. New day, new luck. Have you digested yesterday's post yet? Well, I'm only moderately so. To be honest, my enthusiasm for writing about my ridiculous Pippifax problems has not yet returned. But this should be the shortest part by far. If you missed the first two, you can find them here...
Pageviews: 798 Part 2 of 3 Problems that mean the world. Can. But definitely do when they do. We were in trouble. And I'm starting an extra post for that? Actually, yes. Over the last few weeks, months and years, I have repeatedly experienced the lack of understanding about my ALS disease. Especially when it comes to medical...
Pageviews: 853 (Part 1 of 3 Nothing in our lives can be taken for granted. Not even the ability to take a shit. Nice shit. Rarely is this expression more apt than in this context. Because today I want to dish up some shit for you. To be precise, I would like to tell you about this very thing. I've neglected writing for the last two days for some reason. Instead...
Page views: 895 Supposedly a boring topic. But, as so often in life, it depends on your point of view. Is a manicure billed differently to a pedicure? Obviously yes. I haven't found anything about the reasons for this yet. Is a manicure for a tetra (patient with four paralysed limbs) to be assessed differently from a pedicure in terms of handling? Nope, I can...
