Let's get one thing straight: many things about living in Switzerland are great. I have lived here for 30 years, which I would never have done if I were not convinced that this country has got many things right. Disclaimer: I have visited, but never lived in, a Swiss German city. I have had several... Continue Reading →
Pending humane and respectful treatment of patients
How do you cope with becoming - from one day to the next - that mythical character in Swiss hospital folklore, FemalePatientOver60WithPacemaker? Spoiler alert! - I am not that character, never have been, and have no intention of becoming it! Prior to surgery for a defective aortic valve, I was: a person who has always... Continue Reading →
Anniversary
Five days ago, on the 13th December, was my one year anniversary of the heart surgery that has changed my body, my life and my perception of the way medicine is practised in the country I live in, for ever. There is no going back. Some of my horror stories, in small doses, are to... Continue Reading →
The experience that broke my heart - literally 