Comments on: Fresias http://unclenorman.com/2007/10/10/fresias/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:02:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Uncle http://unclenorman.com/2007/10/10/fresias/#comment-592 Uncle Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:05:00 +0000 http://unclenorman.com/2007/10/10/fresias/#comment-592 Thanks for your comments. It was hard for my mum and dad. Loosing a child is the worst thing that can happen and I think leaving her behind when we left, must have been almost like she died twice. The happy part of the story is, that there are people who care about people and not religious or racial divides, and for that we should all be grateful. I am glad I got to visit, it doesn't bring somebody back, but she is not forgotten. I can be a bad tempered, grumpy fucker sometimes, but this trip made me realise how lucky I am to have such good friends. Thanks for your comments.

It was hard for my mum and dad. Loosing a child is the worst thing that can happen and I think leaving her behind when we left, must have been almost like she died twice.

The happy part of the story is, that there are people who care about people and not religious or racial divides, and for that we should all be grateful.

I am glad I got to visit, it doesn’t bring somebody back, but she is not forgotten.

I can be a bad tempered, grumpy fucker sometimes, but this trip made me realise how lucky I am to have such good friends.

]]> By: Sally http://unclenorman.com/2007/10/10/fresias/#comment-589 Sally Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:41:55 +0000 http://unclenorman.com/2007/10/10/fresias/#comment-589 That is so sad..... That is so sad…..

]]> By: the domestic minx http://unclenorman.com/2007/10/10/fresias/#comment-587 the domestic minx Sun, 14 Oct 2007 22:38:59 +0000 http://unclenorman.com/2007/10/10/fresias/#comment-587 Beautiful and heart wrenchingly sad, Norman... Kisses for you and your little sister. I find it hard to understand the lack of attention Malaria gets on the world front. It is endemic in these poor places. We turned down a job in Tanzania because the incidence of cerebral malaria was so high - and that wasn't the only reason, of course!!! However, it has been common all throughout Indonesia and we have many friends who have suffered with it. The mention of it, and the ubiquitous call to prayer bring back so many memories... xox Beautiful and heart wrenchingly sad, Norman…
Kisses for you and your little sister.

I find it hard to understand the lack of attention Malaria gets on the world front. It is endemic in these poor places.
We turned down a job in Tanzania because the incidence of cerebral malaria was so high - and that wasn’t the only reason, of course!!!
However, it has been common all throughout Indonesia and we have many friends who have suffered with it.
The mention of it, and the ubiquitous call to prayer bring back so many memories…

xox

]]> By: Stratford Girl http://unclenorman.com/2007/10/10/fresias/#comment-585 Stratford Girl Sat, 13 Oct 2007 13:05:23 +0000 http://unclenorman.com/2007/10/10/fresias/#comment-585 This is so well written, Norman. And very sad. This is so well written, Norman. And very sad.

]]> By: John Humphries http://unclenorman.com/2007/10/10/fresias/#comment-584 John Humphries Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:44:05 +0000 http://unclenorman.com/2007/10/10/fresias/#comment-584 My sister died when I was 10 and every year we commemorate her death. It must have been very hard for your mum and dad with her being so far away. My sister died when I was 10 and every year we commemorate her death. It must have been very hard for your mum and dad with her being so far away.

]]> By: dl http://unclenorman.com/2007/10/10/fresias/#comment-583 dl Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:15:33 +0000 http://unclenorman.com/2007/10/10/fresias/#comment-583 So sad, and so beautifully told. D. So sad, and so beautifully told.

D.

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