Severe stroke of fate for TV doctor Dr. Johannes Wimmer and his wife: Your seven-month-old daughter suffers from an incurable brain tumor.
It's hard to imagine what Dr. Johannes Wimmer, 37, and his wife have to go through. The new parents should really enjoy the first few months after the birth of their daughter to the fullest. Instead, they have to fear for Maximilia's life.
Dr. Johannes Wimmer: Shock diagnosis of a brain tumor for his daughter
In August, the TV doctor and his wife received a terrible diagnosis: their baby has a rare, aggressive brain tumor. According to BILD, the chance of recovery is only 15 percent. "After five months of lightness with our sunshine, we spent the hottest weeks of summer shivering in the intensive care unit and oncology," reports Dr. Johannes Wimmer of the newspaper.
Maximilia is cared for at home
However, it is now bitter certainty that Maximilia will lose the fight against the tumor. For a last bit of normalcy, the couple now takes care of their daughter at home, where she is accompanied by a palliative care team and physiotherapists. The girl is given 15 injections a day via a feeding tube. "After many long weeks, a path of sad certainty lies ahead of us. This path is also a journey in which we can have Maximilia close to us," writes the general practitioner about a heartbreaking picture of himself and his daughter on his Instagram profile . It shows the girl with a tube in her nose asleep on her father's chest.
How long the journey of little Maximilia will take, the doctors cannot give any precise information. "So we first chose Mars as a travel destination for our little astronaut, which takes a few months to get there," said the young father's touching lines.
Dr. Johannes Wimmer wants to encourage others
He explains to "Bild": "The bond with the child grows stronger every day, and yet we know: It will soon be over. After all the discussions with doctors and therapists, we will now also have to speak to undertakers."
The diagnosis tore the ground from under their feet, so he now wants to encourage other families and help them overcome their grief. He wants to "go where it hurts" and support the organization "Ein Herz für Kinder" as a doctor and ambassador worldwide.
Source used: Bild.de
This article originally appeared on Gala.de.