Q: Your book about your history of suffering has recently become available. Are you worried about the reactions?
A: With this book, I want to give a voice to the chronically ill. With people like me, you can't see immediately that we're ill. So if there are any negative comments, I'll gladly take them in stride.
Q: You suffer from colitis ulcerosa, a chronic illness of the intestines. How are you at the moment?
A: Better. Although, when one has a chronic illness and there's no cure in sight, it's hard to say it goes better. I've learned, though, not to just give myself up to the disease, but to actively do something against it.