When she was just 30 years old, Caroline A. had a real nightmare: she suffered a severe stroke.
“After that, I couldn't do anything for a long time, I felt very bad,” she says.
"I couldn't speak, I couldn't walk, I could hardly move."
Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen - Today, eight years after the stroke, your condition is much better - but it will probably never be the same again.
Her right arm is spastic, her right foot is impaired, and she has difficulty finding words.
there is also a rheumatic disease.
The dream is to return to work as a nanny
Nevertheless, she tries to remain optimistic: “After all, I no longer have to sit in a wheelchair, I can walk well with my sticks.
My physiotherapist says I'm making progress. ”She also has help with some everyday tasks, such as shopping.
In her previous life she worked as a nanny and it is her big dream to return to her job one day.
At the moment this is not possible because it is simply not flexible enough again.
In addition, she can currently only work on a daily basis, she just can't manage more.
There is simply not enough money to do the repair work in the kitchen
Caroline A. is 90 percent disabled, lives on a pension, and repeatedly gets food from the food bank.
“Everything is always tight for me,” she says.
She also needs help to bring her kitchen back into shape.
There is some repair work to be done.
Caroline A. spends a lot of time in the kitchen because she is passionate about cooking.
That's why it's very important to her.
“Base cabinets and worktop are broken,” she lists, “some other things urgently need to be checked - a craftsman just has to take a look at them.” But paying for it is impossible for her.
With a donation from our campaign “help readers help”, she would be very helpful.
The relationship with the family is complicated
She does not currently have many contacts, since Corona everything has become even more difficult.
The relationship with her family is also complicated.
The relatives live in another federal state, the parents are, as she says, very busy with their own illness, and she does not want "that it also determines my life".
She doesn't want to go home either, because she loves the Oberland.
It has become her home since she did rehabilitation and therapy here for two years after the stroke.
Sometimes Caroline A. feels very lonely
Caroline A. lives with her cat in a small apartment, and even when she doesn't want to let herself get down, she sometimes feels very lonely.
Before Corona, she regularly went swimming and played theater in an integration group - all of this is currently put on hold.
She has now started to volunteer to look after a small migrant boy.
They meet one hour a week and talk to each other.
“I really enjoy that,” she says.
"I love children".
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