The woman has to clear her throat again and again. She has to cough and is fighting hoarseness. A special drink helps her.
Recorded by Constanze Löffler
This text comes from the stern archive and first appeared on September 4, 2023.
The woman in her late sixties had seen a number of doctors over the past ten years. Nobody could help her. She sat in front of me skeptically: Would I, of all people, as a gastrointestinal specialist, be able to alleviate her suffering? She began to tell the story.