Ten years of TEN

06/08/2025

Never EVER could I imagine I one day would tolerate the sun and tropical heat the way as I can this summer! After surviving TEN 13 years ago, it has been close to impossible to sit in the sun at all or to be outside when the temperature was over 25 degrees.
This summer I don't immediately get blisters on exposed skin and I don't develop a fever directly after being in a hot environment. I can cool down in a pool again - just as normal people! I can apply sunscreen which prevents me from burning - just as normal people!
I imagine it is hard to understand how not being able to be in the sun and not tolerating heat affects one. It hugely does! Planning ahead- covering your body - applying sunscreen - adjust your plans - recover from fever - recover from exhaustion. It affects you.

This year I have noticed long- awaited improvements. And I embrace them.
I am - of course - a bit sceptical if they will last. But for now I embrace them with gratitude!

If I have to guess why I tolerate sun and warmth so much better this year I would say that it is because of me being so much more stable, physically and mentally. I don't test my boundaries as much as I have done in the past, I accept being another person than I used to be. I embrace my TEN survival story - at last - and try to create awareness as much as possible, both for the physical life changing effects as for the emotional.

Ps 1: The photo was taken on Fuerteventura, at ca 17 o'clock, 30 degrees and I managed to sit there for about 10 min 😅. It was too hot for anyone - not just for me!!
Ps 2: Good thing we bought a house with a pool! 👊🏻🎉
Ps 3: In the background you can see the mountain I broke my leg a few years ago which strangely enough led to emotional recovery.

You can read all about it in:
🇳🇱Gebroken - niet gescheurd
🇸🇪Välj då Livet!
🇬🇧An inner tornado - my battle with Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis

21/03/2025

På måndag 28 april håller jag i en föreläsning om hur ett fysiskt trauma påverkar det psykiska måendet. Hur TEN påverkade min psykiska hälsa så djupt och så länge.
Ni som känner mig - det kommer förstås bli en del skratt men jag vill också bjuda på en uppriktig berättelse om hur en vanlig kvinna plötsligt ställs inför en ovanlig situation och att hon helt tappar bort sig själv.
Utöver att få kunskap om TEN så får du ta del av en människans inre styrka och ett hopp som lyser även i det djupaste mörkret.

Anmälan:

https://www.finsamdalarna.se/2025/02/11/forelasning-k-bronsveld-rustenburg-hur-fysiskt-trauma-paverkar-det-psykiska-maendet/?titel=vasterbergslagen

15/03/2025

Wow🤩! More than 20 000 views on Youtube in 2 days!

Now with english subtexts!

https://youtu.be/_3hS5VKHqUE?si=f1doEd9Pg4yQcfpf

13/03/2025

🙌🏻 Now on Youtube! 🙌🏻
Instructions for English subtitles ⬇️

In May last year I had the opportunity to participate in a documentary from a Dutch tv broadcasting company Evangelische Omroep (EO). The theme of this series of documentaries is called De Verandering - EO , 'The Transformation'. In the series, Mirjam Bouwman interviews people that have gone through a challenging time in their lives and explores how faith in God and/or His intervention has played a crucial part in the healing process.

It was such an honor to participate! My wish to spread knowledge about TEN - Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis came true by reaching multiple hundreds of thousands of viewers.

I am so proud of the result. It was quite scary to show so much
vulnerability - especially because I share my mental health challenges and I talk about my faith - a fundamental part of my life.

And now 🥁🥁🥁 it has even become available on Youtube!! So it is available globally!! 🌍
For me it has been a great wish to be able to show this documentary to my dear friends in Sweden and in other non-Dutch speaking countries!

❗️I do would like to give a warning for strong images.❗️

https://youtu.be/_3hS5VKHqUE?si=hpmoXtjsYN_t9vTB

Instructions to change subtitles into AI generated English:

Start video
Press settings '⚙️'
Activate subtitles
Press 'translate automatically'
Press 'English'

Na een allergische reactie op medicijnen verliest Kirsten Bronsveld 65% van haar huid. Over haar hele lichaam ontstaan blaren die opzwellen en openbarsten. H...

10/03/2025

Thank you Tiziana at Playitas Resort for the opportunity to meet you and give you a copy of my book: 'An inner tornado - my battle with Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis'! (TEN)
As a result of a severe allergic reaction on medicine in 2012 my life was turned upside down completely. Our stay at Playitas Resort many years later helped me to heal - both physically as mentally. The healing came through writing down my story. My book both starts as finishes at your wonderful resort. The pages in between describe the journey I have made.
The book has been published in 3 languages; Dutch,Swedish and English.

08/03/2025

🇳🇱 Daar sta ik dan weer, op de plek waar ik 3 jaar geleden ongeveer precies mijn enkel brak. Een lichamelijke breuk, vrij pijnlijk ook maar goed te zien op de röntgenfoto. Deze val-actie van mij leidde tot een groot stuk emotionele genezing. Genezing van een trauma waar ik al een decennium mee lastig gevallen werd: het lichamelijk overleven van een onbekende allergische reactie dat leidde tot een emotionele bom waiting to explode. En hoe dat explodeerde; met opnames op een psychiatrische afdeling aan toe.
De genezing bleek te komen door te gaan schrijven. Door op te schrijven wat deze 10 jaar mij eigenlijk had afgenomen. En wat deze 10 jaar mij ook weer heeft gegeven.
Dat ik het überhaupt op kom schrijven kwam door het besef dat toen ik in een spaanssprekend ziekenhuis een middel ingespoten kreeg waar ik de inhoud niet van kende. Een doodzonde als je TEN hebt gehad. Maar dit keer barstte er geen bom. Ik moest er door lachen. Ik, een onbekend middel en geen angst om dood te gaan. Wat een bevrijding. Dit, in combinatie met een duidelijk te ziene breuk op de röntgenfoto en het gips wat volgde, zorgde ervoor dat ik het gevoel had mijn leven - zowel lichamelijk als emotioneel - weer in de hand te hebben. Misschien niet volledig onder controle maar wel 'in charge'.
Dus die vrouw met die stok op de eerste foto? Dat ben ik, Kirsten, vrouw, moeder, TEN survivor, genezen van een gebroken enkel en voorbereid op de toekomst. Kom maar op, leven. Ik kan je hebben en ben er klaar voor. 👍🏻 (Maar liever niks breken de komende week, maand, ever 😬😅)

Oh, en de foto's erna zijn gewoon leuke plaatjes van onze waanzinnige omgeving, waanzinnig luxe kamer en hoe we ervan genieten 👍🏻✅☀️🌴🥂!


🇬🇧There I am again, at the exact spot where I broke my ankle 3 years ago. A physical fracture, quite painful but clearly visible on the x-ray. This fall-action of mine led to a great deal of emotional healing. Healing from a trauma that had been bothering me for a decade: the physical survival of an unknown allergic reaction that led to an emotional bomb waiting to explode. And if it exploded! With admissions to a psychiatric ward eventually. The healing turned out to come through writing. By writing down what these 10 years had actually taken from me. And what these 10 years had also given me. The fact that I was able to write it down at all came from the realization that I was injected with a drug in a Spanish-speaking hospital, the contents of which I did not know. A mortal sin if you have had TEN. But this time no bomb exploded. I had to laugh about it. Me, an unknown drug and no fear of dying. What a liberation. This, combined with a clearly visible fracture on the x-ray and the cast that followed, made me feel like I was back in the sadle of my life - both physically and emotionally. Maybe not completely in control but 'in charge'. So that woman with the walking stick in the first picture? That's me, Kirsten, wife, mother, TEN survivor, healed from a broken ankle, prepared for the future. Bring it on, life. I can have it and I'm ready. 👍🏻 (But I'd rather not break anything for the next week, month, ever 😬😅)

Oh, and the pictures after the first one are just nice shots of our amazing surroundings, amazingly luxurious room and how we enjoy it 👍🏻✅☀️🌴🥂!

14/01/2025

One story 🗣️- three languages🇳🇱🇸🇪🇬🇧 - accessible for all 🌏!

My book about my experiences after contracting Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) is available all around the world! WOW 🤩.

Read about this normal woman who was forced to deal with an unnormal and life-threatening illness which had huge and unexpected consequences, both physically as mentally.

The book is an unspoken encouragement to all who struggle and a reminder that there is light in the deepest darkness.

Order your copy now!

Read it in Dutch: 'Gebroken - niet gescheurd'. Order (for instance) directly from my publisher's website: https://www.tripleboeken.nl/product/gebroken-niet-gescheurd/
(or send me a message 😊)

Read it in Swedish: 'Välj då Livet!' Order (for instance) directly from my publisher's website: https://www.vulkanmedia.se/valj-da-livet/(or send me a message😊)

(Soon available as audiobook as well thanks to Vibery Audio)

Read it in English: 'An Inner Tornado'. Order as Kindle Ebook or as a paperback copy directly from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Inner-Tornado-battle-Epidermal-Necrolysis-ebook/dp/B0DGGS6Q8S må

An Inner Tornado: My battle with Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis

09/01/2025

Weer een fijne recensie. Altijd ✅ om dapper genoemd te worden natuurlijk 😇.
Maar tijdens het beleven van de 10 jaar in mijn leven die ik in mijn boek beschrijf heb ik me niet zo dapper gevoeld. De negatieve gevoelens die bij 'patiënt zijn' kunnen horen zoals oa pijn, onrust, paniek, vermoeidheid, brainfog, het gevoel hebben te falen, eigenlijk het niet hadden moeten over leven - daar hoort het woord dapper op het eerste gezicht niet bij.
Maar juist 'patiënt zijn' maakt je dapper! Je moet! En achteraf kan zelfs ik dat in zien.

14/12/2024

Now for 🎉SALE🎉!
Buy An Inner Tornado för $10,99 (£8,60 or € 11,38) instead of $̵1̵5̵,̵9̵9̵ !
Give your friends and family an insight how it is to battle a rare disease and how to overcome physical and mental trauma.
It is a tough subject but the book is easy to read. Humor and self reflection are a big part of it!

An Inner Tornado: My battle with Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis