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I won't object to you telling other people about their rusty Swedish

And I won't object to being called on the carpet for agreeing with someone; I didn't tell 1234 that his/her Swedish is rusty. 1234 said it of him/herself, and I merely agreed! ;-}

I am not fluent in Swedish, and never claimed to be. The little Swedish that I do know was taught to me long ago by my Swedish grandfather, and most of it is lost in the haze of the medications I have to take, not to mention being hampered by the condition itself, as it affects memory. But yes, you're correct; I have repeatedly misspelled "mycket," and I never caught myself.

As for the accents-- while I would love to use the proper letters, I simply do not have the luxury of making repeated extra keystrokes. (The only computer keyboard I have access to is the one on my lap -- in the bed.) On the other hand, I don't like not using the accents. I have the same problem whenever I write "en francais" -- "Look Ma, no cedille!" (See?!)

My memory is going downhill very quickly, and I'm fighting to hold on to it, while also fighting to hold on to the mobility that I still have left. My condition decided to take off on a downhill slide and leave me in the dust, and there isn't a thing I can do about it. If all goes well, I should be returning to NC for a second brain surgery this fall. While it won't undo all the damage that has already been done, it will stop the progression. We hope. The first one was supposed to do that, but thanks to my impatience, I ended up whacking my head and undoing all the good that the first surgery had done. Brain surgery is not something you want to play around with; having to keep going back for MRIs, Tilt Table Tests, and more surgeries is simply not worth getting out of the bed a week or two earlier than the doctor ordered.

At any rate -- you are correct; when I misspell a word, I'm darned consistent about it! I knew better, but once the wrong spelling entered my brain, it refused to budge. I appreciate your pointing it out to me.

Tack så mycket,
Sharon Persson/Johnson Mason Palmer

I wish you the best of luck in your struggles with your disease. I'll try to remember you in my prayers.

I, too, stand corrected. You were indeed just agreeing with someone :)

I'm sorry to hear about your condition. Not being religios I will not lie and say that I'll pray for you. However, now you have someone, on the other side of the pond, that will think about you and hope for your speedy recovery.

Best wishes,
Mikael