In memory of Ninna -

In memory of my friend Ninna who committed suicide in June 2018, I am running my first Marathon June 4 in Stockholm.

Every day 4 people commit suicide in Sweden and Suicide Zero works to create awareness and knowledge to prevent suicides. I would be so grateful if you could join me in the fight against suicide so that no one will ever lose a loved parent, spouse, child, sibling or as in my case a very, very dear friend.

I got to know Ninna at my first job. Immediately when I met her in the long hallway at the client’s site, I knew I wanted to become her friend. She was captivating with her energy, power, smartness, and beauty. She had the cutest dialect (östgötska) and the loudest laugh. We talked, oh my, did we talk, the conversation never stopped.

We both loved to work out. This is a not a very flattering picture from when Ninna visited us in Chicago 2017 after a Hot Power Yoga session. We both took the heaviest weights but I had to give up halfway (it was very hard), she obviously did not give up.

When it gets tough practicing for the Marathon, I imagine Ninna by my side saying with a half-smile “Kom igen Cillidill” even YOU can do this.