Gina Doormann – That's how she rolls

What makes you laugh?

Gina Doormann: My husband and I, we have a very special kind of humor – I can laugh tears. 

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

Gina Doormann: With me it is not about spectacular things like parachute jumps or a circumnavigation of the world. But I always wanted to live and work abroad for a long time. The fact that I haven't (yet) done it is rather due to boring, banal circumstances such as compulsory schooling and the care situation.

Which person has influenced you most? And why?

Gina Doormann: I cannot say that there is THE ONE person who has led me in this or that direction. It was always conversations with certain people in the respective situations that encouraged me to go my own way – or to leave it alone.

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

Gina Doormann: I would significantly promote the training of assistance dogs and then enable disabled people, whose lives could be facilitated by a dog with special training, to become assistance dog owners.

Gina Doormann: Fairness, equality and honesty are close to my heart. For my children, it is very important to me that they accept each person as he or she is and looks. They should take it with them that it is not outward appearances, possessions or status that affect our relationship with other people.

I would like to...

Gina Doormann: have arrived one day. Driven by "so much to do in one lifetime" I need constant change, so much is constantly changing. And because this is really exhausting in the long run, a feeling of peace and quiet and being at home would be a very welcome change.

Which question would you like answered the most?

Gina Doormann: Why? "Why" is the question word that drives me the most. It can be about the most diverse things. From basic things like "Why did it get me?" to everyday things like "Why do the most expensive and biggest cars always park the bike lane?" or "Why do you have to drive such a car in the big city?"

What I finally want to say...

Gina Doormann: A lot is a matter of attitude. After realizing that I am incurable and seriously ill, I could now collapse and simply suffer. But I can also continue as before – and perhaps even more intensively. And better!