<div>Liebe Leserinnen und Leser,
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>im Juni 2025 begann für mich ein Albtraum, den ich bis heute nicht begreifen kann.
</div>
<div>Alles begann mit einer routinemäßigen Operation, die wegen wochenlanger Blutungen
</div>
<div>dringend notwendig war. Ich hatte Angst, aber ich vertraute den Ärzten und hoffte, dass
</div>
<div>danach endlich alles wieder gut werden würde.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Doch Ende Juli veränderte ein einziger Telefonanruf mein gesamtes Leben.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Zwei Tage später saß ich in einem Gespräch, in dem man mir mitteilte, dass ich an einem
</div>
<div>aggressiven Gebärmutter-Krebs erkrankt sei. Man sagte mir, ich müsse sofort operiert
</div>
<div>werden. In diesem Moment brach meine Welt zusammen. Von einer Sekunde auf die andere
</div>
<div>war nichts mehr wie zuvor.
</div>
<div>Plötzlich bestand mein Leben nur noch aus Angst, Tränen und der Frage, ob ich überhaupt
</div>
<div>noch eine Zukunft haben würde.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Danach ging alles unglaublich schnell. Für eine zweite Meinung, sagte man mir, gäbe es keine
</div>
<div>Zeit mehr. Ich hatte keine Möglichkeit, die Diagnose zu hinterfragen. Ich musste einfach
</div>
<div>funktionieren und darauf vertrauen, dass die Ärzte richtig handelten.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Am 5. August wurde ich operiert.
</div>
<div>Dabei wurden meine Gebärmutter, mein linker Eierstock und beide Eileiter entfernt.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Mit nur 30 Jahren verlor ich nicht nur einen Teil meines Körpers – sondern auch Träume,
</div>
<div>Hoffnungen und die Möglichkeit, eines Tages vielleicht eigene Kinder zu bekommen.
</div>
<div>Ein Schmerz, den man kaum in Worte fassen kann.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Bereits einen Tag später, am 6. August, wurde ich nach Hause geschickt.
</div>
<div>Ich stand plötzlich alleine da – körperlich geschwächt, seelisch zerstört und voller Angst vor
</div>
<div>dem, was noch kommen würde.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Tag für Tag wartete ich auf Antworten.
</div>
<div>Wochenlang erhielt ich keinerlei Informationen über meine Ergebnisse oder mögliche
</div>
<div>weitere Behandlungen. Keine Klarheit. Keine Unterstützung. Nur Schweigen.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Ich lebte jeden einzelnen Tag in der Angst zu sterben.
</div>
<div>Jeden Morgen wachte ich mit Panik auf. Jeden Abend schlief ich mit Tränen ein.
</div>
<div>Und trotzdem versuchte ich, Hoffnung zu behalten.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Dann kam der 16. September.
</div>
<div>Ein Tag, den ich niemals vergessen werde.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>An diesem Morgen sagten die Ärzte zu mir:
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>„Herzlichen Glückwunsch, Sie sind gesund. Und Sie waren es auch immer.“
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Diese Worte trafen mich wie ein Schock.
</div>
<div>Nach all den Wochen voller Todesangst, nach der schweren Operation und nach allem, was
</div>
<div>ich verloren hatte, erklärte man mir plötzlich, dass ich niemals Krebs gehabt hatte.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Wahrscheinlich wurde meine Gewebeprobe mit der eines anderen Patienten kontaminiert.
</div>
<div>Eine Verwechslung. Ein Fehler.
</div>
<div>Ein Fehler, der mein Leben für immer verändert hat.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Doch am schlimmsten war die Art, wie man es mir mitteilte.
</div>
<div>Ohne Mitgefühl. Ohne echte Entschuldigung. Ohne Verantwortung.
</div>
<div>Als wäre nichts passiert.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Ich konnte nicht glauben, was ich hörte.
</div>
<div>Es fühlte sich an wie ein schlechter Albtraum, aus dem ich nicht aufwachen konnte.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Das Krankenhaus streitet bis heute ab, dass es einen Fehler gemacht hat. Ein Gerichtsprozess
</div>
<div>ist leider unausweichlich.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Heute kämpfe ich – als 30-jährige alleinstehende Frau – mit anwaltlicher Unterstützung für
</div>
<div>Gerechtigkeit.
</div>
<div>Nicht nur für mich selbst, sondern auch dafür, dass so etwas niemals wieder einem anderen
</div>
<div>Menschen passiert.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Durch den bevorstehenden Gerichtsprozess kommen sehr hohe Anwalts- und
</div>
<div>Gerichtskosten auf mich zu, die ich mir persönlich nicht leisten kann. Dazu kommen noch
</div>
<div>Heilkosten, die von der Krankenkasse nicht übernommen werden.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Deshalb habe ich diese Kampagne gestartet.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Jede Unterstützung bedeutet mir unendlich viel – egal ob durch eine Spende, das Teilen
</div>
<div>meiner Geschichte oder ein paar aufmunternde Worte.
</div>
<div>Von Herzen danke ich jedem Menschen, der mich auf diesem schweren Weg begleitet.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Danke, dass ihr euch die Zeit nehmt, meine Geschichte zu lesen.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>--------------------------------------------------------------------
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Dear readers,
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>In June 2025, a nightmare began for me that I still cannot comprehend to this day.
</div>
<div>It all started with a routine operation, urgently needed because of weeks of bleeding. I was
</div>
<div>scared, but I trusted the doctors and hoped that everything would finally be alright
</div>
<div>afterward.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>But at the end of July, a single phone call changed my entire life.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Two days later, I was in a consultation where I was told I had an aggressive cancer in my
</div>
<div>uterus. I was told I needed immediate surgery. At that moment, my world collapsed. From
</div>
<div>one second to the next, nothing was the same.
</div>
<div>Suddenly, my life consisted only of fear, tears, and the question of whether I would even
</div>
<div>have a future.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>After that, everything happened incredibly fast . I was told there was no time for a second
</div>
<div>opinion. I had no opportunity to question the diagnosis. I simply had to function and trust
</div>
<div>that the doctors were acting correctly.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>I had surgery on August 5th.
</div>
<div>My uterus, left ovary, and both fallopian tubes were removed .
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>At just 30 years old, I not only lost part of my body – but also dreams, hopes and the
</div>
<div>possibility of one day having my own children.
</div>
<div>A pain that is almost impossible to put into words.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Just one day later, on August 6th, I was sent home.
</div>
<div>I suddenly found myself alone – physically weakened, emotionally devastated, and full of
</div>
<div>fear of what was yet to come.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Day after day I waited for answers.
</div>
<div>For weeks I received absolutely no information about my results or possible further
</div>
<div>treatments. No clarity. No support. Just silence.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>I lived every single day in fear of dying.
</div>
<div>Every morning I woke up in a panic. Every night I fell asleep in tears.
</div>
<div>And yet I tried to hold on to hope.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Then came September 16th.
</div>
<div>A day I will never forget.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>That morning the doctors said to me:
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>"Congratulations, you are healthy. And you always have been. "
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>These words came as a shock to me.
</div>
<div>After all those weeks of fearing death, after the serious operation and after everything I had
</div>
<div>lost, I was suddenly told that I had never had cancer.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>My tissue sample was probably contaminated with that of another patient.
</div>
<div>A mix-up. A mistake.
</div>
<div>A mistake that changed my life forever.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>But the worst part was the way it was told to me.
</div>
<div>Without compassion. Without a genuine apology. Without responsibility.
</div>
<div>As if nothing had happened.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>I couldn't believe what I heard.
</div>
<div>It felt like a bad nightmare I couldn't wake up from.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>To this day, the hospital continues to deny that it made a mistake. Unfortunately, legal
</div>
<div>proceedings are inevitable.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Today, as a 30-year-old single woman, I am fighting for justice with legal support.
</div>
<div>Not only for myself, but also to ensure that something like this never happens to another
</div>
<div>person again.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>The upcoming court case will result in very high legal and court fees that I personally cannot
</div>
<div>afford. In addition, there are medical expenses that are not covered by health insurance.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>That's why I started this campaign.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Every bit of support means the world to me – whether it's a donation, sharing my story, or a
</div>
<div>few encouraging words.
</div>
<div>From the bottom of my heart, I thank every person who has accompanied me on this
</div>
<div>difficult journey.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Thank you for taking the time to read my story.
</div>

Volker Hannesschläger

Anonymous

Georg Wielander

Barbara Hammer

silvia ebner

Herwig Proidl

Daniela Glasner

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