The Gifts of the Body the patients and the caregiver. The book contains ten short stories, the titles of each being associated with "gifts" which are various functions of the body, both physical and emotional: sweat, wholeness, tears, skin, hunger, mobility, death, speech, sight, hope, and mourning. The caregiver experiences each "gift", as he/she deals with patients who have AIDS, showing the different shared relationships in each case. Each patient is a distinct case, differing in terms of age, financial situation, attitude toward the illness etc., showing the reader that this disease affects all types of people. The book is written in the "no-frills style"
Max Ritter von Müller 36 victims. He was also an ace over aces, having downed five aces himself. Müller's body and some personal effects were returned to his home town on 11 January 1918. His belongings are in the keeping of the mayor; his diary has been translated into modern German for the benefit of researchers. After the war, Müller was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Max Joseph which conferred a knighthood on him, backdated to 11 November 1917. Thus in death, he became Max, Ritter von Müller. Max Ritter von Müller Max Ritter von Müller (1 January 1887 –