This year, I want to say thank you. Thank you, 2020! I know that many will think, “Why ‘thank you’?…
Articles by Lena Riedl
I know, normally we associate love with February because of Valentine’s Day and all. I even wrote a column…
It’s getting dark earlier, and it’s cold and gray where I live. The fallen leaves have lost their shades of…
This month, one of my childhood dreams came true. Ever since I was 15, I secretly wanted to be a…
Living with a rare disease, all I wanted my entire life was to be “normal” and to fit in. But…
I am finally back at Bionews and writing as “The Girl with the Butterfly Tattoo.” I can’t tell you…
“People stare at you because you look different. How do you cope with that and why are you proud of…
What better topic could there be to write about in February than love? Before I started writing this column, I…
It’s annoying — yes, freaking annoying — when strangers and even acquaintances feel compelled to comment on another person’s appearance.
When thinking of a topic for this column, I considered writing on a winter theme. But then, when I think…
I’ve been wanting to write about life with epidermolysis bullosa (EB) — my life as a so-called butterfly child —…
This is the first autumn I’m spending at home in Vienna after living in Marbella, Spain, for over a year.