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January 26, 2005
pre-Xmas emergency exit to Australia
Well it’s been a while since I’ve posted anything… Not a great deal of anything in particular happened after the trip to Vietnam – just work, going out with Lydia, etc… And for those who didn’t know, I moved out of my apartment and have been living with Lydia, sharing her rent. It just didn’t make sense to stay in my place seeing as I’d stayed there a total of 3 days in 2 months since being with her.
Anyhow, Lydia and I had been planning to go to Sihanoukville for Xmas, then spend the following week on the island of Koh Chang, Thailand (nearby the Thai/Camb border), but all our plans disappeared into the ether just before xmas…
My maternal grandma had another fall, but this time it caused serious subdural haemorrhaging… Initially she was ok, and in no pain, but corrective surgery was outed (due to not very good chances of recovery). A few days later she fell into a coma. Mum was in New Zealand at the time, and she flew back straight away to be with Nan. Once I heard Nan was in a coma, I knew it was time to go home.
I flew back (via Bangkok) on the Saturday/Sunday, keeping in contact with Mum as to what the plans should be, and when to go to Brisbane.
As luck or coincidence would happen, my cousins’ grandfather had just passed, meaning they were transitorily in Sydney, on the way to the funeral. This meant that I got to spend Monday day with them – which, albeit rushed, was a great chance to catch up. I dropped them off at Nana Rainey’s place, then also getting the opportunity to see a whole bunch more of the Adelaide rellies (and of course Rainey :) ).
Nan passed away early am on Monday morning, so, Dad and I drove up to Brissy on Tuesday, Kel flying that evening to meet Mum. The funeral and reception was on Wednesday morning, and happened without problems – a sombre time for all. As timing and opportunities presented themselves, Pip went back to Melbourne with the Melbournians, to have Christmas there, followed by a trip to Tassie in order to spend some time with Nans relatives. From what I hear he really enjoyed it, and I’m sure it did him a lot of good at the time also.
Dad and I drove back to Sydney (via a refreshing breakfast stop with Tassie Ree and family) on the Thursday, ready for a local Sydney Xmas…
Posted by Dan at January 26, 2005 09:23 AM
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Sensitivy written Dan.
Posted by: lozza at January 28, 2005 08:18 AM