Childhood

I was born in 1965 in a small village called Gaderoth, 60 km far away from Cologne. My parents (Ingrid, 1939 and Helmut, 1936) and all our neighbours were shocked when they saw my short arms. Luckily I was too little to observe this.

So I grew up happily with my elder sister Elke (1960), my younger brother Edgar (1966) and many other children. The village and the forests surrounding were like an adventure playing field. Nobody cared about my disabilities. I guess because I was a very cute boy (don’t you agree?).