Living Proof

Mavis Schmid shows an incredible will to live and how to handle problematic situations even in the most devastating moments of repeated cancer diagnosis. It is very important that in life-threatening situations a balance is found between the patients own autonomy and desires on the one hand and the limits and possibilities which the medical profession can offer. Such a healthy balance can only be reached through co-operation and mutual trust between doctor and patient. Mavis describes how she successfully handled five primary cancers and many critical situations and must give hope to all those who are confronted by a similar challenge - though most will only experience such an illness once in a lifetime.