The annual refugee & immigrant quote show 2015The Migrant Health Clinic Odense University Hospital

The annual refugee & immigrant quote show 2015The Migrant Health Clinic Odense University Hospital

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Humans consist of
three elements
Body, mind & passport

Photo by Brandon Heyer

MIGRANT HEALTH CLINIC

ANNUAL REFUGEE QUOTES SHOW 2015

BODY & SOUL IN EXILE

THERE IS NO GREATER AGONY INSIDE YOU

THAN BEARING AN UNTOLD STORY (MARY ANGELOU)

COURAGE IS NOT ABSENCE OF FEAR

I CAN'T SIT IN MY ROOM

AND BE A REFUGEE ALL DAY.................CAN I?
Photo by avlxyz

POOR PEOPLE

CAN'T AFFORD TO TELL THE TRUTH

ALWAYS IN THE MEDIA - NEVER UNDERSTOOD

Photo by KCl-34

THE LIMITS OF LANGUAGE

ARE THE LIMITS OF MY LIFE
Photo by TruShu

I NEVER HAD A FATHER

I HAD TO BE MY OWN DAD
Photo by ecstaticist

WHY DOES LIFE COST YOUR LIFE

JØRGEN GUSTAVA BRANDT
Photo by c_ambler

IF YOU THINK A LOT

YOU QUICKLY LOSE ALL YOUR THOUGHTS AND DIE EARLY
Photo by Rakesh JV

I DON'T THINK I WAS BORN

TO LIVE LIKE THIS
Photo by lindes

WITH MY WHOLE BODY

NOW I CAN LAUGH

IT USED TO BE QUIET INSIDE ME

NOW THERE'S NOTHING BUT NOISE

IF ONLY I COULD CUT LFF MY HEAD AND THROW AWAY ALL THE THOUGHTS WITH IT

...BUT THE BRAIN WILL ALWAYS BE THERE SO IT'S NO USE
Photo by VinothChandar

HUMAN RIGHTS

ARE THE RIGHTS OF THOSE WITHOUT RIGHTS
Photo by T.R.G.

WE ARE VERY HAPOY TO BE HERE

BUT WE STILL CRY - WHY IS THAT?

COLD & FEAR

SETTLES IN YOUR BONES
Photo by kaibara87

IGNORANCE IS EXPENSIVE

HOSTILITY IS PRICELESS, TRUST IS IMMEASURABLE
Photo by Dobi.

YOU CAN'T QUANTIFY

MEANINGLESSNESS
Photo by droetker0912

I FEEL AS IF

EVERYBODY SEE ME AS A CANCER
Photo by Merrick Brown

HOW SHOULD I BE ABLE TO LOOK AFTER A CHILD

WHEN I CAN'T EVEN LOOK AFTER MYSELF?

NOW I DARE WAKENUP IN THE MORNING

I AM ALIVE
Photo by p2-r2

SOMEHOW I HAVE TO MAKE FUN

OF WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED TO STAY ALIVE
Photo by nikoretro

I NEVER LEARNT HOW TO HELP MYSELF

Photo by Rob Swatski

MY HUSBAND UNDERSTANDS ME

HE ALSO LOST EVERYTHING
Photo by MrKaox

ALL I WANTED

WAS TO LET SOME LOVE INTO MY LIFE - JUST A LITTLE
Photo by marfis75

I HAVE NEVER TASTED

THE TASTE OF LOVE
Photo by FriaLOve

I CAN STILL HEAR

THE SOUND OF THE STAMP ON MY DEATH SENTENCE
Photo by Daniel Y. Go

I HAVE LAUGHED FROM MY HEART

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER
Photo by edikenkoy

I AM NO LONGER ABLE TO IDENTIFY

MYSELF WITH MY PASSPORT - MY LIFE IN EXILE
Photo by Baigal

TO OBTAIN WHAT YOU NEVER HAD

YOU HAVE TO DO WHAT YOU NEVER DID
Photo by swong95765

YOU GROW OLD VERY FAST

IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE YOUR FAMILY IS
Photo by Zoriah

WHEN YOU'RE GUESSING OTHER PEOPLES MOTIVES

YOU LEARN A LOT ABOUT YOUR OWN MOTIVES
Photo by just.Luc

NEVER ARE WE SO CLOSE AS IN WAR

NEVER ARE WE SO LONELY AS IN WAR (CARSTEN JENSEN)

YOI SHOULD ALWAYS BE A FIRST CLASS VERSION OF YOURSELF

NOT A SECOND CLASS VERSION OF SOME OTHER PERSON
Photo by Leo Reynolds

I EAT SHIT EVERYDAY

FOR MY CHILDRENS SAKE
Photo by bill barber

IF I SEE A PSYCHOLOGIST

AM I ALLOWED TO CRY THERE?
Photo by Ian Hayhurst

I HAVEN'T SORTED MY PROBLEMS

IN BIG AND SMALL PROBLEMS - THEY ALL LIE THERE IN ONE BIG PILE
Photo by Bitterjug

I DON'T HAVE ONE PAIN

AND I DON'T HAVE TWO PAINS - I AM JUST FILLED WITH PAIN
Photo by VinothChandar

TERRIBLE EXPERIENCES

ARE CARVED INTO YOUR HEART WITH A DULL KNIFE
Photo by Sara Alfred

TERRIBLE EXPERIENCES

ARE CARVED INTO YOUR HEART WITH A DULL KNIFE
Photo by Sara Alfred

THE BIGGEST PAIN OF MY LIFE

IS THAT I NEVER HAD A CHILDHOOD
Photo by ChrisGoldNY

MY BRAIN IS STUCK

IT DOESN'T LISTEN TO ME - IT DOESN'T HELP ME

YOU SHOULD TRY

ALWAYS TO BE REFERRED TO AS A PROBLEM
Photo by FotoDB.de

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO MAKE USE OF MY BODY

IT DOESN'T WANT THE SAME AS ME - I CAN'T EVEN USE IT TO LEARN LANGUAGE
Photo by mrlins

MY LIFE IS NOT NORMAL TO ME

I WOULD LIKE HELP TO FIND THE LIFE THAT BELONGS TO ME
Photo by TempusVolat

WHEN I TRY TO MAKE AN EFFORT IT JUST PULLS MY BRAIN

NOTHING HAPPENS
Photo by Don Fulano

WE CRY OVER A SINGLE DEATH

BUT WHISTLE WHEN WE BICYCLE PAST THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE
Photo by KatjusaC

MY BRAIN HAS SET UP A WALL

IT REFUSES TO RECEIVE ANY MORE INFORMATION
Photo by TempusVolat

SOMETIMES I HAVE TO CRY ALL DAY

TO GET BACK TO MYSELF AGAIN
Photo by atomicshark

I FEEL LIKE A NEWBORN WITHOUT A HISTORY

I HAVE TO HAVE SOME NORMAL MEMORIES TO LIVE AGAIN
Photo by apdk

I LIVE IN THE PAST

BUT I PRETEND TO BE HERE

PROBLEMS FROM THE PAST

HOLD HANDS WITH PROBLEMS FROM THE PRESENT
Photo by OUCHcharley

IT WAS LIKE SITTING IN THE DARK - THEN LIGHT WAS TURNED ON

WHEN IT WAS TURNED OFF AGAIN IT BECAME EVEN DARKER
Photo by Sudhamshu

IF YOU AR NOT PART OF THE WAR

YOU AREVFORCED TO FLEE - THAT'S WHY WE ARE HERE
Photo by daliborlev

I CARRY SOMETHING

I CAN'T EVEN TALK TO MHSELF ABOUT
Photo by bevinthomas

MY HEART IS COLD

I CAN NO LONGER GET TEARS OUT OF WHAT I HAVE SEEN
Photo by anieto2k

LIFE TIGHTENS AROUND ME

THERE ISN'T SO MUCH SPACE ANYMORE
Photo by Texas.713

IT KEEPS TEASING ME

THAT I CAN'T FIND A WAY OUT

I FEEL LIKE A TREE WITHOUT ROOTS

WITH A FULLY PACKED SUITCASE
Photo by e³°°°

I AM SICK

BUT THAT DOESN'T MAKE ME STUPID
Photo by Rob Ellis'

EVEN WHEN I AM HAPPY

I AM NOT

MY STONACH KEEPS BLOWING ALL THE TIME

Photo by Amyn Kassam

MEDI INE CAN LNLY CURE DISEASES THAT ARE CURABLE

AND NOT EVEN ALWAYS
Photo by Zuhair Ahmad

IT IS AS IF THERE ARE NO RULES

I LEARNT RULES ARE GOOD, I KNOW THEY ARE THERE BUT I CAN'T SEE THEM

I CAN'T FIGURE OUT

HOW TO WISH SOMETHING FOR MYSELF
Photo by __MaRiNa__

NOTHING OF EHAT I KNEW FROM MY HOME COUNTRY SEEMS TO MATTER ANYMORE

NEITHER LANGUAGE OR SOCIAL ETIQUETTE

MY NAILS HAVE TO BE LONG

THEY ARE MY ONLY WEAPON LEFT - NOBODY CAN TAKE THEM FROM ME

I HAVE FORGOTTEN

HOW TO SLEEP DEEPLY
Photo by i k o

I FEEL LIKE A STRANGER IN DENMARK

BUT I FEEL MORE LIKE A STRANGER IN AFGHANISTAN
Photo by Neal.

WHEN I MOVE ONE LEG

I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE OTHER IS
Photo by liquidnight

A BROKEN HAND HEALS

A BROKEN HEART DOESN'T
Photo by Annafur

SCARS IN OUR SOUL NEVER HEAL PROPERLY

IF YOU ARE LUCKY YOU WILL GET A ZIPPER
Photo by dvanzuijlekom

THE THINGS I EXPERIENCED AS A 5 YEAR OLD

HAVE GROWN BIGGER WITH ME
Photo by Rudolf Getel

I DON'T EVEN DARE CLOSE MY EYES DURING DAYTIME

Photo by d_t_vos

WE SURVIVED THE WAR

BUT DIED AS HUMANS
Photo by frankdouwes

I WAS 25 YEARS OLD

BEFORE I REALISED WHAT WHIMSICAL ACTUALLY MEANT

THE MOST IMPORTANT TO ME

IS THAT MY CHILDREN NOW ARE IN RIGHT COUNTRY

THEY TURNED ME INTO PRISON DUST

(LEYLA YUNUS)
Photo by gagilas

YOU ASK ABOUT MY FEELINGS?

I DON'T HAVE ANY OF THOSE - I AM JUST A MACHINE MINDING MY OWN BUSINESSSS
Photo by midorisyu

WAR HARDENS

AND MAKES YOU VULNERABLE

YOU ONLY FLEE ACROSS BORDERS

WHEN THE REST OF YOUR VILLAGE ALL DO
Photo by Schwarzkaefer

EVERYBODY HAS A BEAUTIFUL PLAN

UNTIL THEY ARE HIT BY SOMETHING

NOBODY WOULD PUT THEIR CHILDREN INTO A SMALL BOAT

UNLESS IT IS SAFER THAN LAND SURFACE
Photo by dolanh

COURAGE TO GO TO WAR & COURAGE TO THINK TWI E

ARE TWO VERY DIFFERENT THINGS (SVETLANA ALEKSIAVITCH)
Photo by theqspeaks

I AM NOT A HUMAN BEING

THAT HAS THE POWER OVER MYSELF
Photo by quimby

MY BODY WANTS TO THINK BY ITSELF

BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IT'S SAYING

REFUGEES HAVE TO LIVE WITH

ORHPANED INNOCENCE
Photo by broono

YOU ONLY FLEE HOME

IF HOME IS A SHARKS MOUTH
Photo by Squirmelia

IT MAKES ME HAPPY TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE

I FEEL GOOD WHEN I FORGET MY BACKGROUND
Photo by Maggie-Me

A STRANGER HAS BIG EYES

BUT SEES NOTHING

TRAVELLING IS LETHAL

TO PREJUDICE, IGNORANCE & HATRED (MARK TWAIN)
Photo by Moyan_Brenn

WE HAVE TO REMEMBER

THAT IN SPITE OF ALL THERE MUST BE ROOM FOR HUMAN BEINGS (INGER STØJBERG, 2010)
Photo by rahuldlucca

MY BRAIN, BODY AND MIND STOPPED WORKING LONG AGO

BUT I HAVE TO CONTINUE FIGHTING
Photo by rgmcfadden

OK THEN SHOULD WE TRY TO LOOK AT HOPE?

YES................THAT'S ALL I HAVE LEFT ANYWAY
Photo by kevin dooley

THANKS TO THE BRAVE PATIENTS

AND THE INTERPRETERS THAT MAKE LIFE RICHER & SAFER
Photo by Trocaire

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