Podcast #12: “Oudere lesbische vrouwen zijn onzichtbaar, ook in de zorg”
Lees hier de uitgeschreven versie van de podcast Magda Römgens (85) is lesbisch. Ze groeide op in een tijd waarin lesbisch zijn ‘niet bestond’. Ze trouwde en kreeg kinderen – zoals van haar werd verwacht. Pas op latere leeftijd ontdekt ze dat ze op vrouwen valt. Ze heeft alles zelf moeten uitvinden op dat vlak. […]
Transcript podcast #12: “Oudere lesbische vrouwen zijn onzichtbaar, ook in de zorg”
Magda: “Ik heb het iedere keer weer, ik kreeg een nieuwe huisarts, halfjaar, driekwart jaar geleden, en toen dacht ik: ‘O God, ook weer iemand, die weet natuurlijk een heleboel van alle kwaaltjes die ik heb’. Die moet op een gegeven moment toch weten dat ik met een vriendin leef. Hoe doe ik dat? En […]
Persoonsgerichte zorg
Er komt steeds meer aandacht voor persoonsgerichte zorg. Dit is zorg waarbij de zorgvrager centraal staat en meer gekeken wordt naar iemands persoonlijke behoeften, wensen en voorkeuren. De zorgverlener benadert de persoon niet als patiënt of cliënt, maar als mens. Centraal staat de vraag: wat heeft de zorgvrager nodig om zich gezond en gelukkig te […]
Maxine sustained damage from a heart attack that was overlooked
Misdiagnosis The symptoms started when I was 35. Nausea, fatigue, muscle pain, sweating. I had no energy and looked anaemic. My GP ran all kinds of tests for a few months, and when nothing came up, she diagnosed me with burnout. Sometimes she would even roll her eyes when I returned for another consultation. In […]
Dominique was prescribed PrEP by the GP and later by the GGD
Medication against HIV When I fell in love with a man who was HIV-positive, I was rather nervous. He was on medication, so he was undetectable. That means that the level of virus in his blood was too low to transmit it because of medication. Therefore it was safe to have unprotected sex with him, […]
Yoa has Parkinson’s disease and lives in a residential facility for elderly LGBTI people
An old wretch I was in a relationship with a woman for 20 years. She was a nurse. When I was diagnosed at the age of fifty, she said: ‘If you have Parkinson’s you’re going to be an old wretch and I don’t want that.’ I left the next day. Social work immediately gave me […]
Rosanne (32) is a healthcare psychologist in trans care
‘The most important thing is that you listen properly. That sounds obvious and easy, but it is not.’ Autism spectrum disorder in women When I had just graduated, I worked in addiction care. I was treating a young woman, and her file contained all sorts of diagnoses, including borderline personality disorder. Almost every day, she […]
Mirjam had menopause symptoms that went unrecognised
Vague symptoms Around my 48th birthday, I started having vague symptoms. As if I constantly had the flu: skin pain, dizziness and a ringing in my ears. At first, I got cooperation from the GP. The neurologist and the ENT doctor carried out various exams. I had an operation on my ear, but the symptoms […]
Lidewij had a stroke at the age of 36
Juggling many balls in the air I was always a superwoman. I thought I had to do it all: a full-time job, three children, be a good friend, play sports, organise the family weekends and dance on the table on a night out. ‘My mum does everything’, my daughter would always say. Am I going […]
Kawa (38) is a psychologist and chairperson of a mental health care association
‘Providing good care means knowing that everyone is different, and then treating people equally.’ Her accusations proved true I once had a client from a migrant background in my practice with psychotic symptoms. She accused her GP of racism and said she was not taken seriously. I remember that we saw those allegations as symptoms […]