2026 beginnt in Berlin kalt und eingeschneit.

At the end of 2025, I met up with a former colleague. But I wish I hadn't. Siegfried, as I'll call him here, and I worked for over ten years at a communications agency in Berlin. We usually had different clients, but the same short-statured boss with a severe narcissistic personality disorder. He bullied Siegfried at first, and later me. Siegfried had emailed me back in October 2025. He'd found me through my blog www.man-mit-parkinson.de and suggested we meet up. After more

A lone female canoeist uses the stop during a trip to the James Bond island "Khao PhingKan" in Phang Nga Bay to go out on the water for a bit.

Serious protest or graffiti tag without meaning? Maikhao Beach, Phuket/Thailand - December 2025.

On Koh Phi Phi Leh, Phuket/Tailand lies "The Beach," the beach from the film with Leonardo DiCaprio. When I was there in December 2025, the lady, as expected, walked into the frame from the left.

Reisen gegen Morbus Parkinson. Michael Decker, Berlin, berichtet über seinen Kampf gegen eine unheilbare Krankheit

View of the wintry Wismar Bay, near Wismar-Wendorf - December 2018. Oh, and by the way: My sea burial will take place in Wismar Bay in due course.

Insel Bamboo, Kho Phi Phi, Phuket, Thailand - Dezember 2025.

Annapurna Circuit in Nepal - October 2019.

Maikhao Beach, Phuket, Thailand - December 2025.

The PD-specialist clinic in Beelitz offers a comprehensive treatment program ncluding archery and boxing. If you're spending your first inpatient stay at a specialized clinic with a diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease (PD) or idiopathic Parkinson's syndrome, there are a few things you should know and be prepared for beforehand. That's been my experience, at least.   An annual inpatient complex treatment stay In Germany, health insurance companies cover the costs of a hospital st

Holiday reading with the best arguments against racism and xenophobia: Michael Ende's "Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver". Although it doesn't really belong here: During my trip to Thailand in December 2025, I finally managed to read the book "Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver" by Michael Ende. It's the imaginative story of the friendship between the somewhat eccentric engine driver Luke and the bright foundling Jim Button. When things get too cramped for both of them

Morning mood in the autumn mist in the Rehberge hills, Berlin - November 2025.

Brandenburg Gate with view over Pariser Platz towards the TV tower at Alexanderplatz - Berlin August 2021.

The "Lange Anna" on Helgoland: a 47 m high sea pier on Germany's only offshore island - February 2019.

An old man sits in the subway station, waiting. But for what: the next train, his daughter, or perhaps his death? Perhaps he just wants...

Sonnenaufgang auf der Seebrücke in Wismar-Wendorf

Colorful blankets and sheets at the bazaar - Morocco, January 2020

Brooklyn Bridge, New York - May 5th 2025, Apple Iphone 16 Pro Max, 1/15 s

Courtyard of a palace converted into a hotel in Marrakesh – January 2020.