Fr\u00e1 f\u00e6\u00f0ingu hrj\u00e1\u00f0u mig \u00fdmis heilsutengd vandam\u00e1l, meltingartruflanir, sk\u00e6\u00f0 m\u00edgrenik\u00f6st ofl. D\u00fana fr\u00e6nka sag\u00f0i m\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00e9g hef\u00f0i haldi\u00f0 utan um st\u00f3ran magann sem sm\u00e1barn og sagst vera a\u00f0 passa f\u00f3tboltann minn (Fri\u00f0rik Einarsson, \u00fevagf\u00e6raskur\u00f0l\u00e6knir, nefnir aftur f\u00f3tbolta \u00ed sj\u00fakrask\u00fdrslu 1959). Man \u00e9g a\u00f0 oft \u00feurfti st\u00f3lp\u00edpu til a\u00f0 l\u00e9tta \u00fer\u00fdsting \u00ed kvi\u00f0i. \u00cd verstu m\u00edgrenik\u00f6stum man \u00e9g a\u00f0 m\u00e9r fannst \u00e9g horfa \u00e1 sj\u00e1lfan mig \u00ed r\u00faminu, og stundum fannst m\u00e9r \u00e9g sj\u00e1 \u00fat undan m\u00e9r aldra\u00f0a konu sitja hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r. Oft endu\u00f0u k\u00f6stin me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00e6ldi. Sj\u00e1lfsagt hef \u00e9g v\u00e6lt eitthva\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00feessum t\u00edma, framan af a.m.k., n\u00f3g til \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00e9g man a\u00f0 \u00e9g var flengdur einhverja n\u00f3ttina, en m\u00e9r l\u00e6r\u00f0ist sm\u00e1m saman a\u00f0 kvarta ekki og l\u00e1ta l\u00edti\u00f0 fyrir m\u00e9r fara.<\/p>\n
\u00dea\u00f0 var svo um vor \u00e1 \u00e1rinu 1959 a\u00f0 \u00e9g s\u00e1 bl\u00f3\u00f0 renna \u00fat \u00far m\u00e9r \u00feegar \u00e9g var a\u00f0 pissa, og sag\u00f0i m\u00f6mmu og pabba fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed.
\n\u00deau tr\u00fa\u00f0u m\u00e9r ekki fyrst og l\u00e9tu mig pissa \u00ed kopp. \u00de\u00e1 sannf\u00e6r\u00f0ust \u00feau og f\u00f3ru me\u00f0 mig til l\u00e6knis, \u00d3feigur held \u00e9g a\u00f0 hann hafi heita\u00f0. Honum \u00fe\u00f3tti r\u00e1\u00f0legt a\u00f0 leggja mig inn \u00e1 sp\u00edtala, og stuttu seinna var \u00e9g sendur \u00e1 barnadeild Landsp\u00edtala.<\/p>\n
\u00dear r\u00e9\u00f0 r\u00edkjum \u00e1 \u00feessum t\u00edma Kristbj\u00f6rn Tryggvason yfirl\u00e6knir, lj\u00fafur og g\u00f3\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 krakkana, og deildarhj\u00fakrunarkona var \u00c1rn\u00edna, l\u00e1gvaxin kona, \u00e1kve\u00f0in, og fannst m\u00e9r h\u00fan stundum stj\u00f3rna honum.
\nDagmar h\u00e9t \u00f6nnur hj\u00fakrunarkona, v\u00e6ntanlega n\u00e6st \u00c1rn\u00ednu a\u00f0 tign, en h\u00fan var hv\u00f6ss og h\u00f6r\u00f0 vi\u00f0 b\u00f6rnin og vildi halda aga \u00e1 okkur. Kannske hefur h\u00fan l\u00e6rt sitt fag \u00ed \u00de\u00fdskalandi. \u00c1 \u00feessum t\u00edma voru heims\u00f3knart\u00edmar tvisvar \u00ed viku, \u00e1 sunnud\u00f6gum og fimmtud\u00f6gum, og t\u00edmam\u00f6rkum var st\u00edft fylgt eftir. Mamma l\u00e6ddist hins vegar oft til m\u00edn a\u00f0ra daga, gjarnan me\u00f0 Prins P\u00f3lo me\u00f0 s\u00e9r. H\u00fan lag\u00f0i \u00e1 sig fer\u00f0alag me\u00f0 str\u00e6t\u00f3, og bei\u00f0 frammi \u00e1 gangi \u00feanga\u00f0 sem \u00e9g lauma\u00f0ist til hennar.<\/p>\n
\u00c1n \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00e9g ger\u00f0i m\u00e9r grein fyrir \u00fev\u00ed, var veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 vinna brautry\u00f0jendastarf \u00e1 barnadeildinni me\u00f0 listme\u00f0fer\u00f0. Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur Bj\u00f6rnsd\u00f3ttir haf\u00f0i \u00fearna a\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u og kom til okkar og leyf\u00f0i b\u00f6rnunum a\u00f0 m\u00e1la, teikna, leika s\u00e9r me\u00f0 kubba ofl. Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur var k\u00f6llu\u00f0 Sigga leikkona \u2013 ekki af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 h\u00fan v\u00e6ri leikkona, heldur af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 h\u00fan l\u00e9k vi\u00f0 okkur og leyf\u00f0i kr\u00f6kkunum a\u00f0 leika s\u00e9r saman \u00e1 leikstofunni. H\u00fan hvatti mig til a\u00f0 teikna og m\u00e1la, og enn man \u00e9g a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00e1tti eftir a\u00f0 lj\u00faka vi\u00f0 mynd, sem h\u00fan vildi f\u00e1 a\u00f0 hengja upp \u00e1 vegg.<\/p>\n
\u00c9g var einna elstur \u00e1 barnadeildinni, og litlu b\u00f6rnin sem \u00fearna voru dr\u00f3gust oft til m\u00edn, tr\u00falega af \u00fev\u00ed \u00feau s\u00f6knu\u00f0u sinna foreldra og systkina. \u00deau lif\u00f0u ekki \u00f6ll af, \u00e9g man m.a. eftir litlum str\u00e1k sem haf\u00f0i drukki\u00f0 v\u00edtiss\u00f3da, sem stundum k\u00far\u00f0i hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r, en hann komst aldrei heim. \u00c9g man hva\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 f\u00e9kk miki\u00f0 \u00e1 mig a\u00f0 heyra af \u00feeim b\u00f6rnum sem d\u00f3u \u00fearna, og \u00fe\u00e1 var leikstofan hennar Siggu notu\u00f0 sem br\u00e1\u00f0abirg\u00f0a l\u00edkh\u00fas.<\/p>\n
\u00c9g var mest \u00e1 stofu 8, \u00e1samt tveimur \u00f6\u00f0rum str\u00e1kum. \u00deeir sem lengst voru me\u00f0 m\u00e9r voru annars vegar str\u00e1kur sem lent haf\u00f0i \u00ed dr\u00e1ttarv\u00e9larslysi, og missti f\u00f3tinn \u2013 og hins vegar str\u00e1kur sem var lag\u00f0ur inn \u00e1 sp\u00edtala af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hann var \u00ed g\u00f3\u00f0um holdum. \u00cd \u00fe\u00e1 daga var tali\u00f0 \u00f6ruggt a\u00f0 feitir krakkar hlytu a\u00f0 vera veikir.<\/p>\n
Vi\u00f0 str\u00e1karnir sem vorum r\u00f3lf\u00e6rir, \u00fev\u00e6ldust um allan sp\u00edtalann \u00feegar vi\u00f0 g\u00e1tum, m.a. \u00fat \u00e1 \u00fevottah\u00fasi\u00f0 sem var \u00ed n\u00e6rliggjandi byggingu. \u00dear starfa\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e1 ma\u00f0ur a\u00f0 nafni Helgi, sem t\u00f3k okkur alltaf vel, en hann var a\u00f0 flytja \u00fevottinn \u00e1 milli h\u00fasanna. \u00deessi Helgi var pabbi L\u00f3l\u00f3ar, konunnar hans Halla, br\u00f3\u00f0ur pabba.<\/p>\n
Vi\u00f0 \u00e1ttum a\u00f0 m\u00e6la okkur \u00e1 hverjum morgni, og halda okkur \u00ed r\u00faminu ef vi\u00f0 vorum me\u00f0 hita. Oftar en einu sinni hristi \u00e9g m\u00e6linn ni\u00f0ur \u00ed r\u00famlega 37 stig, svo \u00e9g \u00feyrfti ekki a\u00f0 hanga \u00ed r\u00faminu.<\/p>\n
\u00dearna var \u00e1 \u00feessum t\u00edma V\u00edkingur H. Arn\u00f3rsson, sem seinna var\u00f0 yfirl\u00e6knir \u00e1 barnadeildinni. \u00c9g vissi alltaf hven\u00e6r eitthva\u00f0 \u00e6tti a\u00f0 fara a\u00f0 krukka \u00ed mig, \u00fev\u00ed daginn \u00e1\u00f0ur voru einu tilfellin sem V\u00edkingur spjalla\u00f0i vi\u00f0 mig og reyndi a\u00f0 vera almennilegur.<\/p>\n
Hj\u00fakrunarkonurnar (a\u00f0rar en Dagmar) voru mj\u00f6g g\u00f3\u00f0ar vi\u00f0 okkur, s\u00e9rstaklega man \u00e9g eftir einni sem var k\u00f6llu\u00f0 Gurra, og \u00e9g held \u00e9g hafi fundi\u00f0 mynd af henni, sem h\u00e9r m\u00e1 sj\u00e1. \u00cd \u00fe\u00e1 daga voru einkennisb\u00faningar \u00feannig a\u00f0 au\u00f0velt var a\u00f0 greina \u00e1 milli hj\u00fakrunarkvenna og gangast\u00falkna \u2013 og svo \u00feeirra sem \u00e9g kalla\u00f0i bl\u00f3\u00f0sugurnar, en \u00feeirra starf heitir n\u00fa meinat\u00e6knar. Hj\u00fakrunarkonur voru me\u00f0 kappa og eina bl\u00e1a t\u00f6lu \u00ed kappanum fyrir hvert \u00e1r sem \u00fe\u00e6r h\u00f6f\u00f0u loki\u00f0 \u00ed n\u00e1mi. Kyngreining var l\u00edka alveg \u00e1 hreinu, karlmenn voru l\u00e6knar, og konur \u00ed \u00f6\u00f0rum st\u00f6rfum.<\/p>\n
Sumar gangast\u00falkurnar bjuggu uppi \u00ed risinu \u00e1 sp\u00edtalanum, tv\u00e6r saman \u00ed herbergi. Vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum stundum upp til \u00feeirra \u00ed heims\u00f3kn. \u00de\u00e6r voru \u00f3feimnar og spr\u00f6ngu\u00f0u gjarnan um \u00e1 n\u00e6rf\u00f6tum. \u00c9g man hva\u00f0 bl\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00f3lga\u00f0i \u00ed \u00e6\u00f0um og skr\u00edtnir straumar f\u00f3ru um mig, augun \u00e1 m\u00e9r hafa sennilega sta\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00e1 stilkum, en \u00fe\u00e6r virtust hafa gaman af \u00feessu.
\nEitt skipti\u00f0 \u00e1 sunnudegi \u00ed heims\u00f3knart\u00edma heyr\u00f0ist taktfast bank ofan \u00far herbergjunum \u00feeirra, og \u00c1rn\u00edna kom a\u00f0 spyrja hva\u00f0 \u00feetta v\u00e6ri. \u00c9g sag\u00f0ist halda a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r v\u00e6ru a\u00f0 steppa uppi, og h\u00fan rauk upp og stoppa\u00f0i \u00f3skundann. H\u00fan kom svo ni\u00f0ur og sta\u00f0festi a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r hef\u00f0u veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 stunda steppdans og \u00e9g man a\u00f0 pabbi, sem var \u00fearna \u00ed heims\u00f3knart\u00edma, var hissa \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00e9g skyldi \u00e1tta mig \u00e1 \u00feessu.<\/p>\n
D\u00fana fr\u00e6nka heims\u00f3tti mig og f\u00e6r\u00f0i m\u00e9r flugm\u00f3del, en \u00e1 \u00feessum t\u00edma var s\u00fa dellan \u00ed algleymi hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r. H\u00fan sag\u00f0i m\u00e9r seinna hva\u00f0 h\u00fan hef\u00f0i vorkennt m\u00e9r, og a\u00f0 margir hef\u00f0u efast um a\u00f0 k\u00e6mi nokkurn t\u00edma heim af sp\u00edtalanum.<\/p>\n
\u00c9g f\u00e9kk l\u00edka heims\u00f3kn fr\u00e1 vandalausum, t.d. f\u00e9kk \u00e9g einu sinni til m\u00edn Felix, en hann var veghefilsstj\u00f3ri og vann me\u00f0 pabba hj\u00e1 \u201cb\u00e6num\u201d, eins og Reykjav\u00edkurborg var \u00fe\u00e1 k\u00f6llu\u00f0. Felix hl\u00fdtur a\u00f0 hafa vorkennt m\u00e9r l\u00edka, \u00fev\u00ed hann f\u00e6r\u00f0i m\u00e9r forl\u00e1ta leikfangab\u00edl \u2013 58 Ford Skyliner. Hann gekk fyrir rafhl\u00f6\u00f0um, var v\u00edrst\u00fdr\u00f0ur, h\u00e6gt var a\u00f0 keyra hann \u00e1fram og aftur\u00e1bak, beygja \u2013 og l\u00e1ta toppinn fara ofan \u00ed skotti\u00f0 \u00e1 honum. \u00deetta leikfang \u00e1 \u00e9g enn \u00ed dag \u00ed upphaflega kassanum, \u00fe\u00f3 kassin s\u00e9 or\u00f0inn \u00fereyttur (sj\u00e1 myndir h\u00e9r fyrir ne\u00f0an).<\/p>\n
Mamma t\u00f3k einu sinni me\u00f0 s\u00e9r konu sem var l\u00e6kningami\u00f0ill, mig minnir a\u00f0 h\u00fan hafi heita\u00f0 Ragnhei\u00f0ur. S\u00fa settist vi\u00f0 r\u00fami\u00f0 hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r og hvort sem \u00fea\u00f0 er henni a\u00f0 \u00feakka e\u00f0a ekki, \u00fe\u00e1 er meira a\u00f0 segja teki\u00f0 fram \u00ed l\u00e6knask\u00fdrslu, a\u00f0 \u00e9g hafi n\u00e1\u00f0 m\u00e9r \u00f3tr\u00falega flj\u00f3tt eftir st\u00e6rsta uppskur\u00f0inn.<\/p>\n
\u00ddmsar sko\u00f0anir og a\u00f0ger\u00f0ir voru ger\u00f0ar \u00e1 m\u00e9r \u00fearna, m.a. st\u00e6rsti holskur\u00f0ur sem ger\u00f0ur haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 \u00e1 sj\u00faklingi \u00e1 barnadeild fram a\u00f0 \u00feessum t\u00edma.<\/p>\n
\u00cd minningunni finnst m\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00e9g hafi veri\u00f0 sprauta\u00f0ur hundra\u00f0 sinnum, oftast \u00ed l\u00e6rin framanver\u00f0. Verstu sprauturnar \u00fe\u00f3ttu m\u00e9r vera fyrir r\u00f6ntgen myndat\u00f6kur, st\u00f3rar hlussur me\u00f0 brei\u00f0um n\u00e1lum. \u00de\u00e6r voru misjafnlega lagnar vi\u00f0 sprautun st\u00falkurnar, \u00fe\u00e6r \u00f3reyndu f\u00f3ru h\u00e6gt og reyndu a\u00f0 vanda sig, sem oftast \u00fe\u00fdddi meiri s\u00e1rsauki. En \u00fe\u00e6r v\u00f6nu, eins og Dagmar, \u00fe\u00e6r t\u00f3ku \u00feetta me\u00f0 trukki, og s\u00e1rsaukinn minni og skammvinnari fyrir viki\u00f0. Framan af var \u00e9g mest stunginn \u00ed vinstra l\u00e6ri\u00f0, sem sneri fram \u00ed stofuna. Svo man \u00e9g eftir \u00fev\u00ed, a\u00f0 \u00feeim fannst ekki pl\u00e1ss fyrir n\u00fdja stungu \u00feeim megin, og f\u00f3ru \u00fe\u00e1 a\u00f0 nota h\u00e6gra l\u00e6ri\u00f0.<\/p>\n
Stundum var m\u00e9r gefi\u00f0 bl\u00f3\u00f0 og v\u00f6kvi \u00ed \u00e6\u00f0, og eitt sinn eftir a\u00f0ger\u00f0 t\u00f3kst ekki betur til vi\u00f0 n\u00e1larstunguna en \u00fea\u00f0, a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 bl\u00e6ddi inn \u00e1 handlegginn \u2013 og \u00fea\u00f0 svo miki\u00f0, a\u00f0 olnboginn festist. Handleggurinn upp a\u00f0 \u00f6xl var litfagur, s\u00e9rstaklega \u00feegar fr\u00e1 lei\u00f0. \u00c9g man a\u00f0 m\u00e9r fannst vo\u00f0a gaman a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed \u00feegar l\u00e6knar og hj\u00fakrunarkonur voru a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 r\u00e9tta \u00far handleggnum \u2013 en allt jafna\u00f0i \u00feetta sig. \u00c9g man l\u00edka eftir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g einhvern t\u00edma \u00feegar \u00e9g vakna\u00f0i upp eftir uppskur\u00f0 var m\u00e9r gefi\u00f0 eitthvert deyfilyf. \u00deetta lyf virka\u00f0i \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g var \u00ed einhverju r\u00fassi \u2013 og vildi meira, en hj\u00fakkurnar voru ekki tilb\u00fanar, en g\u00e1fu m\u00e9r \u00fe\u00f3 eitthva\u00f0 platlyf.<\/p>\n
\u00c9g var stundum spur\u00f0ur hvort \u00feetta hef\u00f0i ekki veri\u00f0 vont, en mesti s\u00e1rsaukinn sem \u00e9g man eftir var \u00feegar veri\u00f0 var a\u00f0 draga \u00fat \u00fevaglei\u00f0ara, en hann virtist h\u00e1lfgr\u00f3inn fastur. Anna\u00f0 fannst m\u00e9r ekki s\u00e1rt \u2013 svo \u00e9g muni.<\/p>\n
Meini\u00f0 mun hafa veri\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 lei\u00f0arar fr\u00e1 n\u00fdru a\u00f0 \u00fevagbl\u00f6\u00f0ru voru ekki me\u00f0 r\u00e9tta afst\u00f6\u00f0u til bl\u00f6\u00f0runnar, \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00feeir loku\u00f0u ekki fyrir bakfl\u00e6\u00f0i fr\u00e1 bl\u00f6\u00f0runni. Anna\u00f0 n\u00fdra\u00f0 hefur v\u00e6ntanlega ey\u00f0ilagst \u00feegar \u00e9g var mj\u00f6g ungur, og falli\u00f0 og gr\u00f3i\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00fevagbl\u00f6\u00f0runa. \u00dea\u00f0 var svo byrja\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00e9ta sig inn \u00ed \u00fevagbl\u00f6\u00f0runa, og \u00fe\u00e1 byrja\u00f0i a\u00f0 bl\u00e6\u00f0a.<\/p>\n
\u00c9g \u00fatvega\u00f0i m\u00e9r afrit af sj\u00fakrask\u00fdrslum, sem sj\u00e1 m\u00e1 h\u00e9r fyrir ne\u00f0an, og \u00fear kemur \u00fea\u00f0 helsta fram af \u00fev\u00ed sem framkv\u00e6mt var.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n
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