Author Archives: Anna

Early bird. No walk this morning, instead I think of last weekends walks. Will go for a spinning class this afternoon. A summer tradition in Sweden is “sommarpratare” on the radio. Here, Swedish acters, politicians, writers, entrepreneurs etc have the freedom of speaking of their lives and also to play their favorite music. I have listened to some programs this weekend. Interesting to listen to talkers sharing their life experiences.

It is still very varm in Sweden and the big fire is still not under control. People are working a lot to fight the fire. It is close to Sala where I went to high school. I really hope that lessons are learnt how to prevent a similar future catastrophe. People have been injured and a man has died. Homes where generations have lived have been distroyed. A lot, a lot of forest has disappeared.

Right now I write to you and I also listen to “godmorgon världen”. A radio program reporting on what´s going on in the world. Since I like different cultures, countries it is interesting to learn what happens outside Swedish borders.

This is all for now. Wishing you a relaxing Sunday. Sharing a photo from last weekend. These berries are growing in the wild. Very sweet and tasty.

Anna

Composing music.

Embraced by tropical warmth and humidity,

I feel the change of season far away.

No memories, but an endless summer.

Music and silence, a possible combination?

Piano slowly changing,

without notice,

in a fading crescendo.

Faith.

Bon nuit,

Anna

Yes, I am boring. But, I promise you, this is very interesting reading. A subject concerning us all. Half of all the people born in Sweden today will turn 100 years old. This means that the prevalence of dementia will most probably increase. Huge economical costs for our society.

To date, nobody has been cured from Alzheimers disease. Only symptoms and progress of the disease are hampered. Hopefully more knowledge will generate new approaches for treatment programs.

Greetings from a warm and friendly Stockholm,

Anna

Jag brukar oftast ha någonting i handväskan om det skulle bli någon stund över för att läsa. Den här artikeln har följt med eftersom jag håller på och lär mig mer om Alzheimers sjukdom, en av alla demenssjukdomar som finns.

Artikeln i dess helhet finns på denna länk i Dagens Nyheter 26 juli 2014.

http://www.dn.se/debatt/alzheimerdrabbade-ges-inte-samma-ratt-som-andra-sjuka/

Jag har ju tidigare forskat om de neurobiologiska mekanismerna inom alkoholberoende. Jag vill tydligt minnas att när min handledare, Professor Jörgen Engel, föreläste så är samhällets kostnader för alkohol missbruk och beroende ungefär 100 miljarder kronor. Och det var för 10 år sedan.

Samhällets kostnader idag för demenssjukdomar är uppskattat till 63 miljarder årligen.

“Förutom att det är inhumant att blunda för en stor patientgrupp bör kostnaderna intressera byråkrater och politiker. Nyligen presenterade Socialstyrelsen en undersökning som visar att samhällets kostnader för demenssjuka har ökat drastiskt och nu är uppe i hisnande 63 miljarder årligen. Det är faktiskt mer än vad cancer, hjärta-kärl och stroke kostar tillsammans.”

Det finns således en tydlig ekonomisk grund till att forskning inom olika discipliner behövs. Men framför allt av humana skäl.

Beautiful weather, again. You may have noticed that I like walks so I spoiled myself this morning with a walk. It is nice to feel the cool and fresh morning wake up and in the same time feel the rise in temperature.

I have found a new, nice way, to walk every morning to work. Please, see the picture above. Stockholm is a beautiful city with nice buildings, architecture and water.

Summertime, I always read a little extra. Right now I have siesta in the shadow of a tree. I am just about to read and learn about Alzheimer´s disease. A growing challenge for health care from an economical point of view, but mostly, for family and friends.

Wishing you a pleasant weekend!

Anna

Finally. I am back to writing again. I have had a writing vacation. Time for reflection. I have thought a lot about internet freedom. This is a very difficult topic, and so important. It should´t be difficult. I seem to be the only person writing about internet freedom except from an internationally known Swedish politician. See, don´t even dare to write the name. Soon, I will, again. I have had problems with hackers, but luckily, I could change back to my own writing.

To my opinion, democracy, should be based on freedom of speech. And that was one of the goals with this site, to have a speaker´s corner.

This summer is exceptional. The weather has been so nice. Forecast predicts good weather next week also. I will spend tomorrow reading in the shadow of a tree.

Je t´embrasse,

Anna