Swedish Man Accidentally Reads His Own Obituary In The Newspaper

[Initech]

Sven-Olof Svensson, 81, from Jönköping was admitted to hospital on Christmas Eve feeling unwell. His older sister, who is 90, spoke with the doctor over the phone and got the impression that her brother had passed away.

She quickly began writing an obituary along with friend Lars Fältskog which was published in the the local Jönköpings-Posten newspaper on New Year's Eve.

However, Fältskog got a shock when he arrived at the hospital on January 3rd to collect his friend's personal items only to be told he was sitting up in bed and on the mend.

"You can see the humour in it. It's understandable to me that there may have been a mistake even if it was fatal in this case," a very much alive Sven-Olof Svensson told the Jönköpings-Posten.

http://www.thelocal.se/20140119/swedish-paper-prints-obituary-for-alive-man

[Warren DeMontague]

1. Wow. That's like my #1 way to make sure I'm still alive.

Not sure what I would do.