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© 2019 Gerhard Schumann
Co-writer: Moritz Schumann
Manufactured and published by:
BoD – Books on Demand GmbH, Norderstedt
ISBN: 978-3-7504-7432-1
Available as e-book
Dear ____________________!
I’d like to briefly introduce myself.
My name is Gerhard.
I live in Munich, that’s a city in Bavaria. Maybe you’ve already heard about the ‘Oktoberfest’. That’s the biggest funfair of the world which takes place every year.
And I live nearby.
I live with a woman. Her name is Monika and we are married. I have three children: Sebastian, Florian and Moritz.
When my doctor diagnosed that I had the Parkinson disease, my sons were 4, 13 and 16 years old. Maybe you’re aged somewhere in between.
I’m sure you can imagine that Sebastian, Florian and Moritz were quite scared when I told them about my illness.
“I’ve got the Parkinson disease and there’s no cure. I won’t become healthy again even if I take pills!”
You probably felt the same when you found out that your Mum has this disease.
Maybe you’ve noticed that your Mum has changed a bit recently and you couldn’t figure out why.
With this book, I’d like to explain to you what can happen to someone who has the Parkinson disease. Furthermore, I’d like to show you that you don’t have to be afraid of this disease.
Meanwhile I’ve been living with the Parkinson disease for 10 years and I’m still able to do a lot with my family and friends.
I have to admit though, that in the meantime I started to struggle with some things. However, all in all, we are still leading a normal life, like other families whose Mum doesn’t have Parkinson’s.
I hope that with this book I will succeed in answering your questions. I’d like to help you to still spend a lot of nice moments with your Mum.
Best wishes from Monika, Sebastian, Florian and Moritz.
Yours
Gerhard