The Last Day
The final ordinary day Embla spent with her childhood friend reveals, in retrospect, how gravely misunderstood her illness was and how long those closest to her had to struggle to be heard.
Áslaug Pálmadóttir Thorlacius er æskuvinkona Emblu Arnars Katrínardóttur úr Skerjafirði. Síðustu fimm ár hefur hugurinn oft leitað aftur til sunnudagsins 6. júní 2021. Þetta var síðasti dagurinn sem Embla lifði, en hún glímdi við veikindi sem voru þess eðlis að fáir áttuðu sig á alvarleikanum. Þegar foreldrar hennar reyndu að kalla eftir hjálp tók langan tíma að fá áheyrn og jafnvel þá skorti víða upp á skilning. Síðasti dagurinn
Áslaug Pálmadóttir Thorlacius is the childhood friend of Embla Arnars Katrínardóttir from Skerjafjörður. Over the past five years, her thoughts have often returned to Sunday, June 6, 2021. This was the last day Embla lived, though she was contending with an illness whose seriousness few grasped. When her parents tried to call for help, it took a long time to be heard, and even then understanding was often lacking. The Last Day
Þennan dag vörðu þær Áslaug og Embla öllum deginum saman. Áslaug var að æfa glímu, en eftir æfingu fór hún að hitta vinkonu sína. Þær horfðu á Anne with an E áður en þær ákváðu að fara út. „Við áttum einn þátt eftir.“ Þær fóru í göngutúr og Embla splæsti í ís. „Þetta var einhvern veginn venjulegur dagur. Við vorum bara að hafa það gaman saman.“
That day, Áslaug and Embla spent the whole day together. Áslaug was at wrestling practice, but after training she went to meet her friend. They watched Anne with an E before deciding to go outside. “We had one episode left.” They went for a walk, and Embla treated them to ice cream. “It was somehow just an ordinary day. We were simply having fun together.”
Að kvöldi fóru þær út að borða á Horninu ásamt tveimur vinum þeirra og Öglu, …
That evening they went out to eat at Hornið with two of their friends and Agla, …