André Kudernatsch is actually a satirist and writes funny stories. But now he can't laugh - almost. He wants to spend four weeks looking after his father, who suffers from dementia, even though he has absolutely no idea. He immediately ends up in an endless loop of sitting around, searching and arguing. He constantly hears that he used to be a pipe, is now a poo arse and is sure to become a good cook. One moment his father gives him 100 points, the next he reproaches him: ?You've ruined my life.?

Kudernatsch is overwhelmed. His mum, who could sort things out, is far away. She coughs at him - in the truest sense of the word. So he resorts to self-help and writes everything down. The result is a book about love, helplessness, the end of childhood and dealing with illness. During the reading, Kudernatsch will be accompanied by Andreas Gro? on the piano. Gro? will play original compositions inspired by the book.

The reading will be followed by a panel discussion in cooperation with the memory outpatient clinic of the Jena University Hospital (JUH). The event is part of the ?Dementia Week? and is presented by ?OpenFORUM Jena - New Public Health?, a cooperation between Friedrich Schiller University and the city of Jena.

Admission free.

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