[tri-med] An admin thankyou

Thankyou Michelle and everyone who handled this entire discussion with such 
dignity. When I saw the messages I cringed thinking that my few days absence 
saw me arriving back to a nasty situation. I certainly wasn't in the mood so 
I thank each and every one of you.

My absence was due to a death in the family. My fathers older sister, 
Kathleen Margaret Magdaline passed away last Sunday and it has left me with 
a very broken heart. Aunty Kath was my "other mum". Even though she lived in 
another state she was always willing to listen and lend a helping hand and 
offer support. She had had a very hard life, a life so hard that I can't 
begin to imagine. But she was always the optimist, could always find the 
good in someone or any situation.

The last trip that she ever made was to Alex's christening. The moment that 
she saw him she told me he was destined for something very special. She also 
told me that his biggest problem was sleep - and she was right, we just 
didn't know it at the time. (At the time Alex had severe central and 
obstructive apneas that were as yet undiagnosed) I last saw her three years 
ago when I took Alex down to see her for her 90th birthday. Alex was her 
pride and joy. She was the "glue" of our family and will be very much 
missed.

Kath was 93, and everyone says that she had a good innings, she did, right 
up to the last she lived by herself, cooked and cared for herself. She had 
even made her own mince pies for Christmas visitors before she died. The 
only concession she had made in recent years was to give up driving 5 years 
ago and to get someone in to clean the bathroom and vacumn the floors. But 
its still not fair.

Only a few weeks ago we joked that she had to keep going to get a telegram 
from the queen. What hurts the most is that she knew she was sick, even then 
and didn't let anyone in the family know (she had liver and lung cancer). 
She knew that I would have moved heaven and earth to get down to see her and 
be with her if I had known. I guess she wanted to spare us all the pain she 
was going through. It still just doesn't seem fair.

My heart still hurts, but I thank you deeply for being such dignified folk 
in my absence.

Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.
                                            -- Josh Billings

Keep Looking For Rainbows!!
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 /Karen \
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          v Karen, Mum to Alex (12 years, T-18 Mosaic)
http://members.optushome.com.au/karens

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