Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Gunhild Stordalen: – No longer afraid to die – Dagbladet.no

(Dagbladet): In March came the news that Stordalen had a serious relapse of the disease diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis.

Then we had 37-year-old has already undergone harsh treatments for the rare connective tissue disease, which attacks many organs and provides pronounced connective tissue formation.

– it looks like the effect that I had chemotherapy and stem cell treatment was short-lived, and that the disease is back, said Stordalen in an interview with Good Morning Norway in spring.

Gunhild Stordalen

* Born on January 15, 1979.

* Norwegian doctor and self-proclaimed environmentalist.

* Married to Petter Stordalen in 2010.

* Standing behind Eat, initiated by Stordalen Foundation, Gunhild and Petter Great valley Foundation.

* Are diagnosed with connective tissue disease systemic scleroderma. Receiving treatment in Utrecht in the Netherlands.

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Today is Stordalen host in the Swedish radio program “Sommar in P1.”

Radio chat with health environmentalist was captured when she was in Sweden in mid-June, in conjunction with the third edition of Eat Stockholm Food Forum, which Stordalen is initiated, took place.

in the program, broadcast on Swedish P1 at 13 today, it is a very outspoken 37-year-old who talks about both heart baby Eat, dream about saving the world and meeting with her husband, hotel king Petter Stordalen.

But recurrence, chemotherapy and relationship to death is the subject during the half hour program lasts.

– Today, when you listen to this, is the chemo again trying to destroy the bone marrow min. No one can know what the results are. But it will be my biggest personal struggle to reach. It will be a battle of life and death, says Stordalen to Swedish P1 about the treatment at the University Hospital in Utrecht in the Netherlands.

The treatment she is now undergoing, high-dose chemotherapy with stem cell support, is the same as she did in November 2014 .

SUPPORTS GUNHILD: the husband Petter Stordalen traveled earlier this month to the Netherlands with his wife to support her through the tough treatment. Photo: Nina Hansen / Dagbladet more

– have an army

Furthermore, in the radio program tells Eat-founder that she is no longer afraid to die.

– If I die now there is no emergency. Target the little girl in front of the demonstration train on Muggerud sat about saving the world might not be reached. But the little girl no longer has only three to four neighbor kids in the back. She – I – have an army. An army composed of some of the most important and largest enterprises in the world. Some of the brightest minds and the most senior politicians, in addition to a special squad of over 20 wonderful colleagues, ready to take my place, not to mention the world’s second largest philanthropic foundation that will help secure the match continues. Also, without the little girl in front, says Stordalen quiet.

Meanwhile, 37-year-old evident that she is hungry for life as never before. Great Valley last words in “Summer in P1″ sounds namely as follows:

– I might no longer afraid to die, but I’ve never had more desire to live.

defied LEGENE: When Gunhild Stordalen opened the third Eat conference in Stockholm earlier this month was it against doctors’ advice. Photo: Nina Hansen / Dagbladet more

In Utrecht

Dagbladet has been in contact with Erik Aasheim, who is communications director of Eat. Aasheim do not want to make any comment beyond this:

– My only comment is that I have nothing to add. This is Gunhilds history to be sent today, says communications director.

Together with her husband Petter Stordalen (53) traveled Gunhild Stordalen straight from Eat Stockholm Food Forum to University Hospital in Utrecht, where she now has embarked on a new round of the harsh chemotherapy treatment.

Dagbladet wrote earlier this month that the treatment will last for five weeks.

– This round here is going to be tough, but we’re prepared. From Wednesday, we focus only on that Gunhild should be healthy, said Petter Stordalen Dagbladet before leaving.

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