When I was little, I often wondered what my grandfather's hands looked like when his fingers were pulled together into the palm of his hand.
Fingers he could never straighten.
I saw his immobility and stiffness in his hands and fingers.
Time passes and the hereditary disease also affects me.
Then, during my upbringing, I could never believe that I myself would suffer from this disease.
But then it was.
Slowly my fingers began to contract and finally I had my little finger lying in the palm of my hand. A hand that slowly lost functionality.
The condition became so severe that almost two years ago I did an operation that would straighten my finger no one. And that I would get back function and mobility in my hand.
The operation was successful.
But at the same time, the disease continues in the other fingers and in the hand.
The disease is incurable, and the risk of it coming back is great.
It is important to say that the Viking disease can also get into the toes.
Now when I read in the media that a high-ranking politician blames his own shortcomings on the Viking sickness, I get really ill at ease.
It is not the disease that offends women. It is really embarrassing to see how he tries to convey his own shortcomings to an illness.
A disease that has the effect of slowly pulling fingers toward the palm, fingers that become rigid and immobile.
I myself have no problems at all controlling my movements, it is rather lack of movement ability that is the problem.
I have the Viking sickness and not fucking paw for it.
Sharpening!
Debator Robert Hedström participates in Thursday's Opinion live on SVT1 at 22:00.