After a discussion at the end of April, Chancellor Friedrich Merz sent a personally dedicated autograph card to a skin cancer patient from Lower Saxony. A government spokeswoman confirmed the dispatch of a letter at the woman's request.
Silvia Dronsch from Suhlendorf near Uelzen had asked Merz a question about the planned health reform during a citizen dialogue in Salzwedel in Saxony-Anhalt. She reported on her stage four illness and criticized planned cuts to preventive care. Merz sharply rejected accusations regarding possible salary increases for politicians and explained the planned distribution of savings: «One third the insured, one third the service providers and one third all others.» Dronsch had wanted an apology. Instead she received a letter with the autograph card on which Merz wished her «all the best». An accompanying letter contained wishes for confidence and strength.
