Is there anything left around us that is not fake? We seem to have turned almost everything into a fake something and most of us do not even seem to notice nor bother. Take our very own economy for instance – artificially propped up by computer created, virtual money – our currencies are not even printed anymore. Perceived wealth of cheap, easy credit feigns consumers and governments around the world into an unsustainable standard of living. ….
Pacemaker’s birthday
For modern medicine October 8 is certainly a milestone day. It is the day when Dr. Senning in Solna, Sweden, cut open Mr. Larsson’s chest to implant a device that would from then on help to trigger the patient’s heart beat. Not just hours later the device failed and the only backup device had to be implanted instead. It would not be the only one exchange of device that Mr. Larsson would have to endure. And it would not have to be his last surgery. For his remaining lifetime of 43 years, Mr. Larsson had to have the device changed almost 30 times. The irony to all, with his device he outlived his surgeon and the engineer, Rune Elmquist, of the first pacemaker. It is estimated that by now about three million people worldwide live with this life prolonging technical device …