Vera Micaelsen touches with her farewell greetings

"The cancer that I have is that of a person who does not usually die in Norway, but I have been very unlucky.In any case, I am grateful for the life that I have. I have lived and I am not particularly afraid to die either. "

Vera Micaelsen is known for her commitment to children and young people, both as a columnist and through her many books. She worked for 12 years at NRK and was the program for Friday and Saturday entertainment, documentaries and a variety of children's and youth programs on radio and television.

Among the most famous programs are "Jubalong", "Holger Nielsen Method", "VeraVera" and "Go" moose ", in addition to the programs Reiseradioen and Spellemannprisen.

Her last job was that of Senior Advisor in the Cultural School Bag.

Important message

In recent days, his farewell greetings to Aftenposten Junior have been shared by many social media outlets. The message is, among other things, to remember to appreciate life – and the people around it.

"I often try to convince afflicted friends that I am sincerely grateful for having a serious illness.Because it's not only bad.On the contrary, it's a huge gift to meet so much warmth, so many hugs, so much love, and not everyone has such a confirmation of his life ", writes Vera Michaelsen.

The Minister of Culture, Trine Skei Grande, is among the many people who shared her text on social media.

Dear Vera Thank you for your words and thank you for raising the culture of our children Thank you for all that you have done to raise the quality to the smallest, in their premises.With this last personal text, you write Also very good about something that is so difficult, I hope we all succeed together to be worthy of your efforts for children and young people, "writes Skei Grande on Facebook.

According to the editor of Aftenposten Junior, Mari Midtstigen, Vera would have wanted to write herself when she was seriously ill.

– The last greeting she wrote last night she was aware of. In consultation with the family, we chose to print it so that the children receive Vera's latest welcome message, says Midtstigen in Aftenposten.

Vera Micaelsen's greetings end as follows:

"The only thing that can overcome it, aside from being healthy, of course, is that you all realize how much life is a gift, that you turn to your loved ones and make sure that they understand to how much they represent for you.

Life is too short to be afraid to say: I love you. Clip of Vera »

Vera Micaelsen was baptized from Skedsmo Church last Thursday.

She leaves her husband Atle Knudsen and the daughters Selma (20), Ylva (19) and Milla (16).

– impressive

"It impressed me to read Vera Micaelsen's text," says Stein Erik Ulvund, professor of education at the University of Oslo.

He thinks these are important messages at once – and between the lines of what she writes.

"I think she balanced well by pointing out that the best thing to do was to recover, but that some of her experiences are also enjoyable," said the professor.

He believes that Micaelsen has been instrumental in demystifying cancer and death in children and adolescents.

"These are topics that parents often find difficult to talk to their children about, so she has helped many children cope with illness and death," says Ulvund.

– Is it always ok to fully open to children?

– Honesty from the first day is usually the right one. But you have to look at age and use common sense. "Do not pretend anything" is not good at least. Be clear, he advises.

"Children do not even understand what it means to die before the age of six, so it's pointless to prolong the clarity of expressions that" fall "or" disappear, "says Ulvund.

He emphasizes that adults should not hide from the children they provide.

– Children respond to caring adults, but they tolerate them. And they crawl adults who hide such things, he says.