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Dr. Thomas Frey – That's how he rolls

08.01.2020

Whether surfing, fitness or golf – being physically active is simply part of Dr. Thomas Frey's life. The idea of inclusion and participation is particularly important to him. Which other topics and also people play an important role in his life, he tells us on REHACARE.com.
Photo: Dr. Thomas Frey casually leaning against a wall; Copyright: Photographie Nathalie Michel

Name: Dr. Thomas Frey
Age: 56
City: Pulheim, Germany
Occupation: Freelance consultant & coach
Impairment: Amputation

What makes you laugh?

Dr. Thomas Frey: The (German) comic artist Ralph Ruthe, for example. People with a good portion of self-irony – first and foremost my dearest.

What have you always been wanting to do and why have you never done this so far?

Dr. Thomas Frey: I would like to give a lecture on a really big stage. I'm working on it. I never thought I'd be able to do it before.

Which person has influenced you most? And why?

Dr. Thomas Frey: There is no first place. At every stage of my life, I was deeply influenced by people with whom I had an emotional connection. At the moment this is my love because she surprises me again and again.

You have the chance to become the Commissioner for the Disabled. What would you do first?

Dr. Thomas Frey: Being disabled is one of the most difficult tasks that fate can impose on you. I would help those affected to heal their soul.

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Photo: Dr. Thomas Frey casually leaning against a wall, his walking aids beside him; Copyright: Photographie Nathalie Michel
What is especially near and dear to you?

Dr. Thomas Frey: That a disability no longer makes people into outcasts.

I would like to be...

Dr. Thomas Frey: ...my Parson Terrier Bolle. (laugh)

Which question would you like answered the most?

Dr. Thomas Frey: How do we create a co-creative cooperation in our society?

What else I wanted to say...

Dr. Thomas Frey: Destiny or not... Life is wonderful!

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