Biography:

After completing my commercial apprenticeship at UBS AG, I studied Business Administration at the Swiss Distance University of Applied Sciences from 2006 to 2013. During those years, I worked as a credit officer, church youth worker, and mountain railway employee. From 2013 to 2019, I traveled the world as a cabin crew member with SWISS. Since a serious traffic accident in 2019, I have been receiving a disability pension and have become actively involved as a patient expert.

What is your personal connection to the topic of family care? Why are you involved in the FICUS advisory board?

As a patient, I experienced several extended hospital and rehab stays, during which I saw how deeply family members are affected—often overlooked, sometimes helpless, yet always emotionally involved. These experiences sparked my desire to contribute to improving family caregiver support.

Being part of the FICUS advisory board fulfills my wish to contribute something meaningful. At the same time, it helps me process my own story. I am deeply moved that my perspective as someone directly affected is taken seriously and included in research.

What experiences, knowledge, or unique perspectives do you bring?

I bring extensive experience as a patient: a stay of several weeks in intensive care, over 30 surgeries, and a total of around 50 weeks spent in hospitals and clinics. As a patient representative, I contribute to various studies and projects—including FICUS, the Swiss Health Data Space initiative, and PPI (Patient and Public Involvement) workshops.