Hi Alison,
Thanks for passing this news on. It is good to hear of Arni's progress and to
get a picture of him amongst his family on that important night.
I'm glad his spirit is alive and kicking.
Best,
Jill
> ------ Forwarded Message
> From: Kari Arnason <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2005 16:38:15 +0000
> To: Alison Croggon <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: For Árni
>
> Dear Alison,
>
> do excuse me for the late reply.
>
> First of all, thank you all for the poem. Arni sends his thanks and best
> wishes to you all, like he said himself, "tell them I said, hello".
>
> Christmas was a good time for the family and Arni was determined to stay
> at home on Christmas eve, which is the most important night through out
> the holidays in Iceland. He arrived by ambulance and stayed for a few
> hours while we ate the christmas dinner and opened up the presents, he
> even got a little taste of the broth and the white wine. He was very
> happy to be able to be with his family on this day.
>
> Arni's healing process is steady and his doctor is very impressed with his
> determination to get better, moreover his spirit isn't broken which I
> think is quite amazing.
>
> well, more new later,
>
> best wishes and a happy new year,
> Kári
>
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