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Years ago, as I remember it now, I read a book in which this Une was featured: "The time has come, the Walrus said, to talk of many things, of shoes and ships and sealing wax, of cabbages and kings." This line was from the book called "Alice in Wonderland."
After nearly forty years of coming to this delightful place called Sweden in sickness and in health, [Susan], my wife, and I are leaving fond memories, good friends, loved ones and casual acquaintances to whom we would say, "Heydo," an approximation of "Good Day or "Hello" in Swedish, and we came to say our good byes. Susan asked whether or not we are ever coming back. I really don't know. We've loved it and longed for it and at 74 and 75 years of age nothing is promised. Maybe one day we will. Maybe one day we won't. But Susan's job has been the hard one. Giving away furniture, saying goodbye to old friends, doing what constitutes sadness to believe that most of them we will never see again unless we come back-and coming back is probably unlikely because, unlike the Swedes, I have lived my four score and five and there is not much more promised to us by the good book. In addition, I've been ill for many years and am unable to walk. But that has not stopped me or my wife from doing many things that we've wanted to.Susan has handled all the business affairs, all of the social affairs while I rested, if you can call it that, in a rehabilitation center-not an alcoholic rehab center, but an exercise rehabilitation center-so that I can more easily and help my wife and my nurses and caretakers move me about more easily. The Rehab Station where I am in residence is a hospital devoted exclusively to rehabilitation, with as much personnel as one would desire, all speaking English and teaching us Swedish as fast as they can.See the full content of this document
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Words of Personal Privilege
Years ago, as I remember it now, I read a book in which this Une was featured: "The time has come, the Walrus said, to talk of many things, of shoes and ships and sealing wax, of cabbages and kings." This line was from the...
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