Hjärtebarnet

Krönika i Norra Halland, 28 juni 2013 Johannes sitter med sina klasskamrater på 9:ans skolavslutning och lyssnar till rektorns tal. Alla strålar de, barnen som vuxit upp och som nu står vid porten till vuxenvärlden. De liknar unga kungar och drottningar, redo att gå ut och erövra världen. Plötslig vänder sig Johannes om och ler …

Mothers and brothers are good to have

Automatic translation of text MAMMOR OCH BRÖDER ÄR BRA ATT HA Sammanfattning från gårdagens text: Vår dotter skrämmer livet ur oss när hon uppvisar blod på halva kroppen. Lyckligtvis är det inte mer än ett jack i pannan, men det är stort och det blöder ymnigt, så vi behöver snabb assistans på akuten. Något vi …

Long Live Healthcare!

Automatic translation of text LÄNGE LEVE SJUKVÅRDEN! En svagt orangefärgad kvällssol tittar fram mellan två cumulusmoln och lyser ner på den stora trädgården. Jag, barnen och flertalet andra har samlats utanför kyrkan i Kungsbacka för den årliga ”städkvällen”.  (Ja, vi har flyttat till Kungsbacka nu… mer om det en annan gång.) Humöret är på topp …

After the Heart Surgery

I know that some of you who have read the posts A Prayer for the Heart are wondering about the aftermath of our son Johannes' heart surgery. Well, as far as his heart goes, he's done really fine. Everything is healing rapidly, and his chest scar is looking good also (better than before actually). We …

A Prayer for the Heart (7): Clean Hands

We came home to Södertälje today. It's a five hour drive from the hospital in Göteborg. It was really good to walk through that front door again. We have been gone for exactly two weeks. Every bone in my body ached for my bed, feeling tired after the drive. I am used to driving for …

A Prayer for the Heart (6)

Get ready for lots of photos! Angelica and I have both asked Johannes and he thinks it's okay to post these photos. We have a large family circle, and this is an easy way to let everyone see and know what's been happening. I also know that Johannes' friends and school mates would like to …

A Prayer for the Heart (4)

Life is like a tango: two steps forward, and one step back. Overall it's good to know you're moving forward, but sometimes you'll just have those day in between when everything goes backwards. This has been one of those days. Well... frankly, it's not entirely true that it's been full throttle backwards today; Johannes has …

A Prayer for the Heart (3)

As soon as I had saved yesterday's post, A Prayer for the Heart (2), Johannes started to move. I flew out of the chair I was sitting in, almost throwing my laptop to the floor. I wanted to make sure his wish was honored, that Angelica or I would be there when he woke up. …

A Prayer for the Heart (2)

See Repairing My Son's Heart and A Prayer for the Heart (1) for background info. Before I begin I want to thank the many people out there, family as well as friends and strangers, who have commented or sent their warm greetings. Thank you all! Your prayers have truly blessed us. Finally. The day we …

A Prayer for the Heart (1)

A few months ago, when I wrote the post Repairing My Son's Heart (which explains about Johannes' condition) I knew it wouldn't be long until the next open-heart surgery, the third one for him. Earlier today we arrived again at the hospital in Göteborg. The doctors are running a few tests for two days, followed …