(SEOGHØR): Ole Erevik (36) hope Tuesday on the new success of the Norwegian håndballherrer against Brazil in the world cup
But in the last year he experienced his life’s nightmare, then he is under a treningssamling in Slovenia got acute netthinneløsning – a condition that occurs suddenly when the retina detaches, and gradually increase the demand on sight. There was a real danger that Erevik could lost the sight in the left eye and he was immediately sent to the operation.
around the time Of the operation, it was impossible to say how it would go, but luckily I had many good people around me all the time, ” says Erevik to See and Hear.
Bedridden
was hasteoperert, and feared for a while to lose the sight in the left eye. Photo: Private
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The first procedure happened in haste with the laser on a landsbyhotell in Slovenia.
the Doctor welded retina temporarily fixed so that it did not collapsed completely, ” says 36-year-old
After the surgery, got the Ole no-fly and had to be transported by car back to his wife Sasja (27) and son Tristan (2) in France, where he usually plays for the French club Pays d’aix.
– The first few weeks after surgery I was bedridden the whole day. I got ban on housework and other things, so it is clear that Sasja got a little extra responsibility at home. She took care of both our son and me. When you’re lying there, are you skeptical and desperate though, so I am very happy that she was so supportive.
In the several months after surgery did not Erevik how the future would be. He feared the sight, and knew not if he could return to the handball court.
Yet there was always the concern of the family was the most important.
There was a long period in the fall, where I didn’t think to come back to håndballen.
It was very secondary in relation to preserving sight which meant that I could work in everyday life.
A good time had ettbarnsfaren go with the patch over his eye, which was a bit scary for toåringen
” I was like captain Sabertooth in a couple of weeks, so it was probably a bit scary for Tristan.
Player with glasses
Netthinneskaden could have done Erevik blind, but spesialisthjelp did that the view was saved. Today he is almost completely back to normal – minus a couple of per cent vision in the left eye.
– It goes surprisingly well. The damage is healed fine and it is almost better than I dared to hope for, ” he says.
After half a year without the handball, was the goalkeeper back on the field in the beginning of December – this time with protective glasses to avoid unnecessary impact damage in the eye. He has looked forward to defend Norway’s honor during the Handball world CHAMPIONSHIPS in France.
After several weeks without training, was it heavy to take the first run. I have trained hard and intensively the last time. It was never a given that I should be with in the world cup squad, but I am very happy that I now have come in a form where I was considered good enough to be with.
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