![](https://corporate.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/3adda569c315c6a6/e781a6fab113/v/2394c458e1a9/Kintsugi-pajama.jpg)
This wasn’t on the calendar
For Stéphane, a golden thread woven into his pajamas serves as a permanent reminder of one fateful night.
Stéphane had his pajama shirt repaired using a golden thread. A dramatic event in his life had a happy ending, and he wanted this golden thread to remind him of it. The thread mirrors the Kintsugi style of pottery repair. Kintsugi is a traditional Japanese technique used for repairing broken pottery. Gold-dusted lacquer is used to rejoin the shards and thus emphasizes the cracks and adds beauty to the piece’s imperfections.
![Portrait of Stéphane](https://corporate.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/8e7aab3c306117d4/46cde2e5c6a5/v/f3c7dcfd462e/Stephane_Portrait.jpg)
![Stéphane likes to swim](https://corporate.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/478897efc772d087/5a0550d52ffa/v/d5aeb61d8fab/Stephane_schwimming.jpg)
![Marios Psychogios, MD](https://corporate.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/38bd6cc10d2b5679/9233c987fedd/v/ec64be410ac6/psychogios.jpg)
![Stéphane recovers best in the alps of switzerland](https://corporate.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/d33f1bf79c55d546/d8cb5f8eb4dc/v/4df1996ce2c2/Stephane_mountain.jpg)
![Gian Marco De Marchis, MD, Deputy Director Stroke Unit](https://corporate.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/bac589425739bb8e/1aa6be3d0983/v/805bd4b49d21/DeMarchis.jpg)
It makes everyone very happy to see someone like Stéphane able to enjoy life again – that’s our goal.
Gian Marco De Marchis, MD, Deputy Director Stroke Unit
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