Etwa 120.000 Menschen in Deutschland haben Multiple Sklerose (MS), jährlich kommen 3.000 bis 5.000 hinzu. Simone Miegel arbeitet als MS-Schwester mit Betroffenen. Sie entlastet Ärzte, ist für Patienten fachliche und menschliche Stütze in der Not, ermutigt, gegen die noch unheilbare, doch behandelbare Erkrankung anzutreten. In Deutschland ist dies ein relativ neues Berufsbild. Mehr zum Thema im Entdeckermagazin: http://magazine.merck.de/de/Life_and_Responsibility/Multiple_Sklerose/MS_Schwester1.html [Deutsch]
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