If you're the praying type, say a prayer for Otto, son of Elisabeth, the very best of fathers, a wonderful man.
He's been *living* with Glioblastoma, among the most aggressive cancers known to mankind, since 2019 — a miraculous statistical outlier, winning each & every fight.
Until yesterday.
Dr. Verena Krebs
Well, in retrospect, August was a 🤬 flaming dumpster fire of a month.
Spent most of it in various hospitals with my dad, fighter extraordinaire, now in his 6th year of obliterating Glioblastoma statistics. Things are looking up, but ... phew.
Man plans, God laughs, academic sabbatical edition.
Dr. Verena Krebs
It's August, which means the semester break is finally upon us in Bochum (sorry, American colleagues!).
Starting my 14-month post-appointment sabbatical (🤯!) as befits my rural roots: with long rambling walks through the hilly Hessian countryside, my tried and tested method for starting a new book.
Dr. Verena Krebs
A thing has happened — after 8 years as a contingent, non-TT "junior" professor, I'm now a regular professor at @ruhr-uni-bochum.de.
It feels surreal. Thank you to everyone who believed in (the value of) my research, near & far — and helped make create this reality. 🤯🤗
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Dr. Verena Krebs
Die Historikerin betrachtet Europa und Afrika als Teile eines größeren, verflochtenen Kosmos des Mittelalters.
