My oldest son has recovered nicely after the car accident in September and he is now spending 2-3 hours in school every day. He still gets tired if the days get too long, but physically he's more or less back in normal shape and this is great.
This also means that I have begun looking for work again and this also feels great. Yesterday, Anne Stewart at Communicativa held a seminar on how to write better CVs and I received quite a few handy tips. One of the good things about this part of my journey is that I get to pinpoint and express the things I'm good at, which means that I get to do an inventory of everything I've done so far in my life and I realize that I've done quite a few interesting things. I also look at the underlying values and the reasons for my previous choices and try to make them conscious, expressing them, since they most likely will influence my future as well. I'm suddenly getting the opportunity to take a really close look at what I do and who I am. Useful.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Catching up
It has been a long time since my last post. Life has been busy. We moved to Malmö over the summer, the children started new schools, and everything seemed great, but on September 16 we were in a car crash. A moose ran very fast across the road just in front of us and the hit was pretty bad, removing half the roof of our new car.
As a result I (the driver, since my partner T. was at home with the flu) was left with a concussion, scratches and bruises on my face. My youngest son, who sat behind me, was left unharmed, but my oldest son, who was sitting beside me, suffered major injuries. We were taken to hospital right away in three separate ambulances. That night it was decided that my oldest son needed more extensive medical attention and he was taken to Akademiska sjukhuset in Uppsala and despite my own injuries I followed suit. He was in the intensive care unit at the neurosurgical ward and the following morning he was taken to surgery in which they removed an epidural hematoma caused by four burst blood vessels. The surgery was successful and he recovered nicely until it was time, five days later, for the next surgical procedure, to patch up all the fractures on his facial bones. This time he was more aware of what was happening and he was scared, but I'd have to say that he dealt with it amazingly. This second surgery also went very well, and my son now has pieces of titan mesh on the side of his nose, on several places around his left eye cavity, on his cheek bone, and his upper jaw. Another few days of recuperation followed and then, ten days after our accident, my son and myself were flown to our local hospital. My youngest son had been home with T. for a week by then and he was already back in school.
My son spent yet another week at the local hospital before he was allowed home and the weeks afterwards have been filled with doctors' appointments and physiotherapist sessions, often four appointments a week or more. Many different disciplines are involved since the injuries were so diverse and my son has met with ophthalmologists, orthoptists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, dentists, plastic surgeons, as well as otorhinolaryngologists. He sometimes gets dizzy, his eyes are not completely focused (especially when he's tired), and his concentration span is limited, but we're so happy to see that he is now definitely on the mend. The people at the hospital have been truly amazing and we're immensely grateful for the help and support we have received. Life is not completely back to normal yet, but we're getting there...
As a result I (the driver, since my partner T. was at home with the flu) was left with a concussion, scratches and bruises on my face. My youngest son, who sat behind me, was left unharmed, but my oldest son, who was sitting beside me, suffered major injuries. We were taken to hospital right away in three separate ambulances. That night it was decided that my oldest son needed more extensive medical attention and he was taken to Akademiska sjukhuset in Uppsala and despite my own injuries I followed suit. He was in the intensive care unit at the neurosurgical ward and the following morning he was taken to surgery in which they removed an epidural hematoma caused by four burst blood vessels. The surgery was successful and he recovered nicely until it was time, five days later, for the next surgical procedure, to patch up all the fractures on his facial bones. This time he was more aware of what was happening and he was scared, but I'd have to say that he dealt with it amazingly. This second surgery also went very well, and my son now has pieces of titan mesh on the side of his nose, on several places around his left eye cavity, on his cheek bone, and his upper jaw. Another few days of recuperation followed and then, ten days after our accident, my son and myself were flown to our local hospital. My youngest son had been home with T. for a week by then and he was already back in school.
My son spent yet another week at the local hospital before he was allowed home and the weeks afterwards have been filled with doctors' appointments and physiotherapist sessions, often four appointments a week or more. Many different disciplines are involved since the injuries were so diverse and my son has met with ophthalmologists, orthoptists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, dentists, plastic surgeons, as well as otorhinolaryngologists. He sometimes gets dizzy, his eyes are not completely focused (especially when he's tired), and his concentration span is limited, but we're so happy to see that he is now definitely on the mend. The people at the hospital have been truly amazing and we're immensely grateful for the help and support we have received. Life is not completely back to normal yet, but we're getting there...
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Last Day
Having defended my PhD a month ago, it is now time to leave. Today is my last day at the Blekinge Institute of Technology. Tomorrow, my family and I will be moving to a house in Klagshamn just south of the Öresund bridge in Skåne in southern Sweden. I have, as of yet, no work waiting for me in the autumn, but I do hope something will materialize. This is a time of endings — and beginnings.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Radio Interview
Earlier today they called from the local radio station, Radio Blekinge, asking me if I could drop in for an interview about my research, and I agreed to do so. This link leads to the archived interview, which begins approximately 12 minutes and 50 seconds into the clip (in Swedish).
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Celebrating
I successfully defended my PhD thesis on Friday and it was a truly wonderful experience. I couldn't have had a better and more wonderful opponent than Robin Teigland, who was simultaneously amazingly well-prepared, interesting, and extremely generous. Robin, as well as the equally wonderful and supportive grading committee consisting of Sisse Siggaard Jensen, Lisbeth Klastrup and Susan Kozel, were kind enough to give me pointers on how to develop my research in a number of different directions. Thank you so much, everyone!
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Nordic Virtual Worlds Network presentation
It was really both fun and interesting to receive comments and questions as I encountered the very nice and friendly members of the Nordic Virtual Worlds Network in Second Life. A summary of yesterday's monthly meeting can be found here. Robin Teigland, who invited me, shared some of the snapshots she took inworld. Thank you so much, Robin!
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Presentation inside Second Life
Robin Teigland has invited me to do a presentation of my PhD thesis on the Stockholm School of Economics island in Second Life later today, at 4 to 5 pm CET (7 to 8 am SLT). More information, with information about the location, can be found here.
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