{"id":7120,"date":"2025-11-16T10:59:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T09:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha1-deutschland.org\/?p=7120"},"modified":"2026-04-20T15:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T13:28:08","slug":"vorwort-ausgabe-2-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha1-deutschland.org\/en\/vorwort-ausgabe-2-25","title":{"rendered":"Foreword Alpha1-Journal 2\/25"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fws_6aa908bcd08e8\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row full-width-section\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 50px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_border_width_5 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_sep_color_grey wpb_content_element vc_separator-has-text\" ><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><h4>Author<\/h4><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Marion Wilkens, as appeared in <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha1-deutschland.org\/en\/alpha1-journal\/\">Alpha1 Journal 2\/2025<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"divider-wrap\" data-alignment=\"default\"><div style=\"margin-top: 25px; height: 5px; margin-bottom: 25px;\" data-width=\"100%\" data-animate=\"\" data-animation-delay=\"\" data-color=\"default\" class=\"divider-border\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<h2><span style=\"color: #004267;\">Some things get easier with age \u2013 others become noticeably harder.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Dear readers, dear companions, dear Alphas,<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, working for patients increasingly falls into the second category. Acquiring funds is becoming more challenging, bureaucratic hurdles are growing, and yet: our work is making a difference.<\/p>\n<p>What began quietly a few years ago is now gaining recognition. We are becoming more visible \u2013 both nationally and internationally. In research, we are now an integral part of interdisciplinary teams, and pharmaceutical companies value us as a competent partner, sometimes even as a critical or sparring partner. These developments fill us with gratitude and pride, as they confirm the value of our work.<\/p>\n<p>Our growth isn&#039;t fueled by volume, but by trust. Trust built through our presence on social media, but above all through a website that stands for well-founded, understandable, and independent content. This is precisely what makes our work valuable and complex at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>Managing all of this on a voluntary basis becomes more challenging every year. That&#039;s why we&#039;re increasingly asking ourselves: What does our future look like? What do we need to do today to ensure we can still reliably provide care for patients in ten years&#039; time? Sustainably. Independently of specific individuals. Financially viable. A balancing act that&#039;s anything but easy. Perhaps you could be a crucial component of this overall concept. A conversation isn&#039;t a commitment \u2013 but it could be a first step towards making a difference together.<\/p>\n<p>I look forward to exchanging ideas with you, as well as to every meeting and phone call I have, because people are at the heart of everything we do. Be inspired by the reports from our active members and be drawn into the world of research. Enjoy reading in this new format.<\/p>\n<p>Keep your focus on what&#039;s most important: Take care of yourself! Take time to reflect on what you&#039;ve already accomplished (and not dwell on what&#039;s difficult). You&#039;re amazing \u2013 never forget that!<\/p>\n<p>Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a happy and, above all, healthy start to the new year.<br \/>\nYours sincerely, Marion Wilkens<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Author Marion Wilkens, as published in Alpha1-Journal 2\/2025. Some things get easier with age \u2013 others noticeably harder. 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