Long overdue update / colourful crochet

It’s been a long time since I wrote anything in this humble blog of mine. Long story short, I have had some tough times behind the scenes and last winter I had 3 hospital admissions via ambulance for acute exacerbation of severe asthma. Breathing is a challenge every day and mostly I manage with my nebuliser (I even got a new fancy one):

However, sometimes infections hit hard and I end up in hospital or at home on an endless loop of some recovery then set back… I am working part-time teaching private instrumental lessons and I am proud to be the Assistant Conductor of two orchestras in Stockholm. The hardest part of my job is not memorising the score or standing up and leading a group of musicians… It’s the hardest thing to get there. My “hyper reactive airways” are so sensitive that perfume or cigarette smoke triggers attacks…