Being a „medical doctor in practical year“ in a hospital’s emergency room as a last-year medicine student, I am welcoming and taking on patient when they arrive from the ambulance.

I see structures falling apart daily, overwhelm, super stressed out workers, fights, unpolitness,
frustrations as our rooms run out for patients that need to be isolated. Hearing comments like „not another patient again“ when the ambulance rings…

For me this tipped when a patient was dying, and just nobody seemed to be affected. It was „just what happens“. This incidence hurt my personal values on the honor of death and birth terribly. I was thinking about human dignity.

I am still there in this hospital. I do this. Non-paid. Every day. 40 Hours a week. Since 6 months. And still  6 more to go until May ’21. Until I get my approval as a medical doctor

I understand that my impact to help, support and help changing the world to a better place is somehow more than being in the emergency room. I decided  to make a positive impact during this period of time to guide people and remind them about their power of laughter and joy within.

Because I am so convinced that NOW more than ever LAUGHTER IS MEDICINE.
Within the last 14 years teaching and educating laughter yoga, I have never acutally been able to see the power of laughter as urgently needed as during this year of lockdown and pandemie.

Because when we laugh, we change.