We, the authors of dopamine – The book wants to open us up, give our illness a face, express our sensitivities and communicate them, both to one another and to our fellow human beings.

We sort our thoughts while writing, bring our illness closer to people than a non-fiction book could and also find ourselves in the stories of other authors.

We realize: We are not alone!

We are part of a community, the Parkinson community and also part of our society. We want to stay that way by dealing creatively with our Parkinson's disease, communicating and remaining open, making ourselves understood.

We strengthen each other and always stay on the ball, definitely, because writing together makes it easier for us to experience everyday life with our "stalker" Mr. Parkinson. Sometimes dancing, laughing, or even flying, sometimes through shared sorrow that's half as hard, much better to bear. And always with a good portion of humor and a joke in the neck, optionally also in the eyes. This is us!

Have fun reading our colourful, diverse stories, so individual and yet similar.