
In conversation with Ian Harding: actor, author, activist
In my role as journalist for ABILITY Magazine and as advocate for the Ehlers-Danlos community, the German organization Chronisch Cool contacted me and connected me to Ian Harding, better known as Ezra Fitz in Pretty Little Liars. Ian is…

A Rare Disease Advisory Council and Ombudsperson for California!
A few weeks ago, I met Jacob Fraker, a legislative aid of Assemblymember Susan Eggman at the California State Capitol. More importantly, Jacob is part of the rare disease community as well. He has been living with the rare genetic condition…

Working for Ability Magazine
I have the great honor to be working with Ability Magazine, one of my favorite publications by and for people with disabilities.
Some of my work:
Director Sarah Stewart and her all-female crew gave great insight into many of the…

Why disabled journalists should report on disability – Columbia Journalism Review
"Disability reporting needs to improve, and the solution is simple: we need more journalists with disabilities in newsrooms."

Misdiagnoses – an investigative article
Have you ever wondered if you are the only one who has been misdiagnosed by a medical professional in the past? In fact, you are in good company. Diagnostic errors are a global threat, but rarely do we hear about them. For this article, I interviewed…

News pieces for The Mighty
As an editorial intern at The Mighty I also wrote news pieces. The following article is about blind journalist and advocate Belo Cipriani who just opened a new publishing house by and for people with disabilities.
Disability Advocate Belo…

Newsletter for The Mighty
Part of my work for The Mighty included creating the weekly Ehlers-Danlos syndrome newsletter. Here are some examples:
EDS Newsletter September 20
EDS Newsletter September 27
Epilepsy Newsletter October 2
EDS Newsletter October…

Call-out articles for The Mighty
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…

Internship at The Mighty
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…

Christoph races through life on one leg.
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…

30 doctors have been wrong for 12 years: The medical odyssey of Denise B.
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…

Collaborative Work: Journos From The Blog
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…