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Another year has almost passed. Researchers all over the world try to find solutions to find a therapy for the still incurable Usher Syndrome.

One of my highlights this year as a patient was my visit at a lab in Boston (Boston Childrens Hospital and Harvard Medical School). Dr. Gwenaelle Geleoc and other researchers work on a very promising research project on USH2A. I visited Gwenaelle in her lab to meet her and her team in order to get to know them better. So far, USHER BRIGHTNESS supported the project a little bit with a generous donation of EUR 1065,00 by my Grandma, Hedwig Heimann. I will keep you updated.

In case you would like to donate to the project, please let me know by mail: laura@ushrbrght.cc

Happy New Year!!

VANCOUVER. In Vancity I enjoyed the combination of urban and natural areas a lot. Downtown, on Granville street, there was a “Heart of Europe“ festival going on. Many people were sitting on both sides of the street, enjoying a drink in a restaurant or cafe on this sunny day. On the street itself there were little stands with information about different countries in Europe.

As soon as I reached the waterside of the city, I saw beautiful mountains, covered with many trees. Little aircrafts were taking off to Vancouver island at the shore. Some people were sailing on the sea and I had to think of those beautiful days with my friends at the Starnberger See back in Germany, drinking a Cappuccino or Cocktail at the Undosa cafe. Love it.

In the evening I walked down the streets and crossed Hasting street. What I saw there was the completely opposite of beauty. Homeless people were sitting around everywhere, most of them drug addicts. While passing them I saw lots of needles laying on the ground.

I saw lots of hobos (homeless) in the US too. And unfortunately, seeing them destroyes my good picture which I have of a city when leaving. Those people need help as soon as possible. Help to change their mind. Some of them chose to live on the street, some did not. I think everyone deserves a chance to develop a free mind, to create something progressive in this world. It’s gonna be positive for all of us. Lets think of a solution to this big problem.