<p>It is always extremely thought-provoking when patients are overheard describing their experience of living with wounds. At this year’s European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP) annual conference in Stockholm at the end of August, the delegates were silenced by the first two speakers; Ronny Persson and Claes Hultling told the audience exactly how it is to live with a wound and shared the real impact that developing a pressure ulcer has had on their lives. </p>