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Anna Amholt’s life has focused primarily on sports.
When he grew up in Askim, in the south of Gothenburg, he alternated ice hockey and soccer with other sports.
The choice ultimately fell on hockey, where he made his SDHL debut for Luleå (where he took home gold at the 2018 Swedish Championship), he went on to AIK to join HV 71 before last season.
But now his hockey career is on hiatus.
– Right now I’m thinking that I want to improve, says Anna Amholt.
The taste disappeared
He had his first concussion at AIK in the fall of 2018. Last winter he received the latest and had just started training again when the crown struck in April, which GP was the first to write about.
The taste disappeared and there were several other symptoms as well. But after two weeks, she felt healthy enough to go out and run.
Then came the first setback with fever, cough and all kinds of body aches.
And since then, it has been going on, off and on, for over 200 days.
– It moves a lot. Almost every day I have a headache and I am very tired of the brain. Some days I am left in the dark. It’s nice for the head to lie on my bed and close its eyes, he says.
– One moment I can take a long walk, the next I can suffer a setback with a fever and a sore throat. In the past, I could be inspired and wanted to start when I was feeling good. Now I try not to rush if I must have a good day.
I moved home with my parents
A covid test as early as April showed that Anna had antibodies. You’ve been to countless doctor visits and have had many blood tests done to try and find the reasons why you feel this way.
– It’s difficult to say what triggers the whole thing, what makes me feel bad, he says.
Anna Amholt moved from Jönköping’s house to her parents in Askim as soon as she became ill.
– I get help with food and laundry. And I have a lot of nice friends who can come or who I can meet in other places, he says.
I want to tell others
A few weeks ago, something happened that caused Anna to open up a bigger circle with her story.
– After another setback, I was so tired of shit. Then I met a great doctor at the health center. Those I met before have mostly said I should go home and rest, he said he wanted to help me figure out what was wrong, she says.
– Then I felt that I wanted to open up a bit and decided to do it through Instagram. I wanted to share with you so that I can help others, show people, not least at my age, what can happen if you contract this disease. I hope it can help someone, either by continuing to fight or by making smart decisions in these times.
Why did it take so long to realize?
– I’ve understood better now. In the past, there was more denial, more despair, and a lot of stress. Now I have accepted the situation, that is what it is. Now I try to find quality of life in the little things, he answers.
“It really takes one day at a time”
Instead of running with the equipment on the ice, Anna’s training now consists of, for example, trying to lift her legs during a low intensity workout.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays he is in covidrehab. On Mondays, there is rehab training after concussions.
If she doesn’t feel too bad, then there will be nothing.
You have played sports your whole life. How much do you miss hockey?
– It comes in installments. But I distance myself from those feelings as much as I can right now. When I arrive, I will be very sad. I have a lot of contact with the girls from HV, I also went there and met them, says Anna Amholt.
– But it can be difficult to watch them train. It’s also difficult to watch hockey on TV when I can’t play myself.
How do you see the near future?
– I really take one day at a time. My big goal is to heal myself, answers Anna Amholt.
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