28th August 2009 (Barsinghausen) 
After a long pause, for which there are several reasons that I will finally register with you and a few words to describe the latest developments. So what happened in between that?
Above all, always, the questions to the best possible preservation of my lungs
. Increasingly, for me the situation in my
abdominal aortic aneurysm is important. My
diabetes mellitus there is still - and probably for the rest of my life. Through a lot of sports I have this metabolic disorder but well under control. Also, my kidneys are still insufficient
and sometimes more, sometimes less so far I slip again and again around the
dialysis. The
rhabdomyolysis always hangs like a sword of Damocles
me, because they can either come by drugs or due to hard training at any time.
But there are, for example, by the so-called swine flu
expanded risk potential this creates for the chronically ill and people with immune suppression
risks. This is certainly a very respectable catalog of diseases, although all, only after the transplant and almost exclusively caused by my medication.
Some may well ask whether a transplant with these episodes at all makes sense. Since there are, in my view only one answer: Yes and quite unique. Already is because I (I wanted to not accept it) would otherwise be dead for three and a half years. Of course, everyone must decide for himself whether he / she wants to. Since no one else has a say. Of course, this question is very personal and the quality of her fast to be understood as a human right to life (or to die with a negative decision). Because finally, like a
is understood axiom I have my personal opinion also revised slightly, away from the absolute and discussion skills
JA for a transplant through to acceptance of a
NO when a person excluded for a transplant or reject . This nuance is in my opinion, I think, logical. Finally, no one may compel another person to do that which rejects this other deeply.
This is a difficult issue that in the discussion and the decision for or against organ donation contains. But I will come in the following days, with further contributions. Perhaps a word on today's photo. It was created on a recent walk around the Hintersee in Ramsau. This picture speaks, I think, a lot of confidence, optimism and vitality, but also beautiful tradition and renewal. With these words I wish all my readers a great Friday and a pleasant and perhaps even sunny weekend. Buen Camino! Your Lothar
Dear friends, now the three elections in the German West-East line over and like all parties in the naming and identifying their (usually by none detectable) "outstanding" political achievements and accomplishments. This scribbling and embellishment remains the "average Joe citizen" but literally off the spit. And "Grandpa Müntefering" probably still has not recognized the signs of the time (and the mood of the citizens in the country). But quite amazing in its advanced age (although Müntefering now - at least biologically - much older seems). This enough but first of dissent. That, too, after the elections have been more useful and maybe even fun. But first, to present things. At 04 October 2009 I am in Berlin at the World Day for Organ Donation be. From the link you can frame and the participants in this event, which will take place on an open stage at the Brandenburg Gate found. Maybe I can welcome one or two of my readers in Berlin . I would be happy about it anyway. Moreover, again planned to attend the Inter Boot 2009 in Friedrichshafen . Otherwise, I'm not going to Ewa in October during the fall break to be there two weeks, directly after the World Day for Organ Donation in Berlin. In this period we will be in more southern climes, and the late summer sun (we hope anyway) enjoy. So I wish all my readers a nice late summer day, so will once again be warm. To all my readers and many thanks for the entries in the guestbook, so I could not comment until now (that is yet to come). You all a friendly Buen Camino, and many greetings from Lothar 
