Death in my life (eBook)

Not a book about 'saving lives' - An emergency medical doctor who only writes about dying - is he allowed to do that? Why not? Many 'life savers', medical doctors, nurses, in short: people, who are regularly confronted with other peoples' death, have their own way of dealing with the topic of 'death and dying'. Whilst death is often not allowed to have a place in everyday life in today's society, these people are used to talking about it openly. For 'bystanders' this often seems strange, possibly even disrespectful or irreverent. But is that the case? Are we like that? This question is the basic motif of 'Death in my life': Autobiographically, this book follows the author's journey through his development, provides insight into his emotional world and the constant changes in his attitude towards life and death. Between analysis and his own processing strategy, Tom Werde invites the readers to take part in his 'life with death' and to question themselves and their own norms and values.

Tom Werde wurde am 29.06.1979 in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, als drittes Kind eines Soldaten und einer Sekretärin geboren, ist heute verheiratet und Vater zweier Töchter. Aufgewachsen in Köln fand er dort über die ehrenamtliche Tätigkeit für Feuerwehr und Hilfsorganisationen den Weg zum Medizinstudium, das er 2004 abschloss. Nach Promotion 2007 und Qualifikation zum Facharzt für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie 2011 arbeitet er heute hauptberuflich als Notarzt in einem Landkreis in NRW.