Jörn Donner, 86, plans to resign from the city council: Cancer overshadows life

The writer-politician is planning his resignation from the city council.Donner talks about his career.

, 86, sits Kruununhaassa located in the office of the apartment in the table and tickle the red on the book cover.

– This is the Swedish edition, Donner says.

the Final battle will be released on Monday. Between the covers of a Donner has compiled diary entries than last year. Short-day-specific notes in the stress of old age brought about by problems and everyday goings-tourism, fish soup and body functions changes.

Donner open personal diary notes on those moments, when the shit has become the pants in the store, and the cancer relapsed.

this One is getting old. That's why he intends to resign from the Helsinki city council.

– Yet I have not sent the type of letter, but maybe have it to send.

Donner has been on the council for the year 2017 and spoken of there as I recall, twice.

– There is the kind of speakers who are one night during the five second time talking. There is no need.

the Reason confidence action waiver found health problems, although his lungs found cancer is currently under control.

– these don't kill me, but they are nasty. Copd makes it difficult to walk and things to do. Old eat have some sort of shadow in my life, that maybe it is better to stop.

pulmonary stenosis and cancer are the result of over 50 years of smoking. Cigarettes burning out in 2006 a diagnosis of cancer, but lung was already destroyed.

health ailments through the conversation drifts inevitably to death.

But let's talk about something more fun. For example, when the government poured herself! It's a great thing, I think absolutely brilliant, the former congressman excited.

well, That was one hell of a bad government!

the forthcoming elections through the parliament in the event of power exchange is donner the only good thing.

– Long power make them stink. They smell bad, like old rotten fish, Donner said and I hope the SDP in popularity for the continuation.

Vintage: Jörn Donner in his office.