Who I am
In 1993 my life turned around from one day to the next. Since then I have lived with a neurological condition – CIDP and Miller Fisher syndrome – and I have looked at my surroundings differently. A step is no longer just a step. A lift that is out of order once again is a cancelled appointment.
I raised four children, often between doctor's appointments, parents' evenings and the question of how to fit it all into one day. Those years taught me that families rarely need more words. They need reliable opening hours, short distances and someone who listens.
I trained as a state certified mechanical engineering technician. It still shapes how I approach a problem: look closely, find the cause, then build something that lasts. Grand speeches never helped anyone across a blocked pavement.
Being independent is not a gap in my record, it is a decision. I want to weigh up every question anew, ask what helps people here, and then say plainly how I will vote.
Listening comes first
My best insights do not come from committee rooms. They come from a chat over the garden fence, at the checkout or at the bus stop. Please tell me the things that seem small too. That is exactly what good local politics is made of.
Acting from experience
For years I have given talks on easy language and stood at information stands, because language opens doors or slams them shut. When a form is impossible to understand, it is not only one person losing patience. The community loses a voice.
What shapes me
The workshop in me
As a state-certified mechanical engineering technician I learned that almost any problem can be solved once you name it honestly instead of passing the blame on.
Four children, many lessons
Family life taught me more about childcare hours, school routes and frayed nerves than any statistic ever could.
Living with barriers
Since 1993 I have lived with CIDP and Miller Fisher syndrome. I do not have to imagine what a broken lift feels like. Sometimes I am the one standing in front of it.
Volunteering for many years
In self-help, counselling and patient representation I learned how much moves when somebody simply stays persistent – locally and beyond.
My volunteering at a glance
This is where I have been active for years, locally and beyond, always close to people:
- ForseA e.V.Deputy chair – Forum for Self-Determined Assistance for Disabled People
- BSK e.V. GanderkeseeLocal contact point lead for the Federal Association for Self-Help of Physically Disabled People
- EUTB StammtischSpokesperson of the round table of Complementary Independent Participation Counselling
- KVNSpokesperson and patient representative on the admissions committee of the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians of Lower Saxony