The following are my pieces based on what the community shared with The Mighty.
Many people living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome need to apply for disability benefits at some point of their journey. This is what they wished the people who decide…
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During September 2018, I had the great pleasure to work as a temporary staff member for The Mighty, the largest online magazine for people living with chronic illnesses and disabilities. The Mighty shares articles written by authors that have…
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The Care-for-Rare Foundation contacted me a few weeks ago and asked if I wanted to join their new campaign. Of course, I wanted to!
And I would like to recommend this project to you. Why? Because the Care-for-Rare Foundation is committed to…
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Positive Care is a short documentary about the lives of previous and current residents at Laguna Honda's Positive Care Unit in San Francisco.
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When the helicopter circled over the area on June 13, 2007, the residents knew something terrible must have happened. However, nobody would have guessed what a three-year-old had to endure right at this moment.
The accident
The child…
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My German podcast contains interviews with people living with disabilities and chronic illnesses, as well as with medical professionals.
If you speak German, check out the ”5-questions-for” interview series:
https://www.holy-shit-i-am-…
Denise lived with excruciating pain. Her skin was covered in hematomas and no doctor could help her. It was twelve years later, when the surprising diagnosis was revealed, and it came close to salvation.
Early in Denise’s life doctors…
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In 2018, I started to study "international journalism" at Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland. For my first assignment in the cross-platform module, I was part of a group project with five other students from all around the world.
Let…
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I spoke to Monica who lives with a rare and painful illness called Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Find out how she copes with the daily problems, what medication she takes, and what it means to her to live in CA where marijuana is now completely legal.
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Germany and the US have many apparent differences. However, the gap couldn’t be larger in terms of people discussing marijuana, especially for medical use. Uncountable patients that suffer from chronic pain live in Germany, and many of them…
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What happens if you move from Germany to San Francisco without proper pain medication? You try cannabis for the first time!
If you want to read this article, it is available at:
Journos From The Blog
Interested in learning more about medical…
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Seeing the world through the eyes of a child helps some grown-ups to change their attitude towards life, but what happens if this child lives with a severe chronic illness and endures obstacles many adults never have to bear. Marlon* is eight…
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Call-out articles for The Mighty
Internship at The Mighty
Yes, we care! – A campaign for children with rare diseases
Positive Care – a short documentary
Christoph races through life on one leg.
German Podcast
30 doctors have been wrong for 12 years: The medical odyssey of Denise B.
Collaborative Work: Journos From The Blog
Pain medication, legalized marijuana and chronic illness
Medical marijuana – a medication in CA, and a drug in Germany
Living with medical marijuana as a German in California
“Why can’t I just stay in bed?” – Seeing life through the eyes of a chronically ill child