Norway's aging king discharged after heart surgery
COPENHAGEN โ King Harald V of Norway was discharged from the main hospital in Oslo on Monday after a successful operation to replace a heart valve. โThe king is in good shape,โ the monarch's doctor, Bjoern Bendz, said after the surgery at the Rikshospitaletโs Cardiovascular and Lung Clinic. The palace earlier had said that the intervention was necessary to improve the 83-year-old kingโs breathing. Last month, the king was hospitalized with breathing difficulties. In 2005, the kingโs aortic valve was replaced by an artificial heart valve.
Spreading birthday card love in the time of coronavirus
This photo provided by Mona Helgeland in lgrd, Norway, shows a birthday card made by an American from Idaho and member of the Facebook group "Random Acts of Kindness" for her daughter Kristine, who is about to celebrate her 17th birthday. Helgeland appealed to members of the virtual group to send birthday wishes to her daughter, who was disappointed that her party had to be canceled due to coronavirus concerns. Their birthdays were coming up but they were self-quarantined because of the coronavirus and going to miss celebrating with friends and family. So, the Norwegian single mother of two went on Facebook groups and asked people to send greeting cards. Amid the grim news Helgeland has seen goodness, one card at a time.