Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Closed hospitals

Today I was supposed to go to the yearly medical check-up.

But yesterday, I read in the newspapers that some hospitals had to close for some days or longer. Visitors are not allowed to visit these hospitals.
Why? It's because many are sick in the so-called "vomit disease" right now. I don't know what it's called in English, but this is how we say in Swedish.
The "vomit disease" is an extremely contagious disease. That's why visitors are not allowed to visit the hospitals.
There are not enough nurses to take care of the patients, because they too are sick! So the hospitals want to save both the patients already in the hospitals and the visitors.

So I called my doctor to cancel my appointment and changed it to an another date. I don't think I want to visit any hospital right now! Better wait until later... The doctor (or really the receptionist) said it was ok and I got a new appointment in about one month. I hope things are better by then!

Sunday, November 12, 2006

Weather Diary

It has snowed a lot last night. I took this photo in the morning when I walked to the city centre to buy flowers and a cake for my dad, it's Father's Day today.