Category Archives: Family

Gordy, Monday 30th; and Caity jumps through more hoops

WELL!!  In the words of my dear sister in law, “Super Nurse”, “Gordy’s neurological status is amazingly intact”.  He’s moved from the ICU to the cardiac ward (one of the cardiac wards, I should say – Royal Adelaide is a … Continue reading

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Gordy Day 5… and the rain

First, to Gordy – he’s got pneumonia.  Thursday night was not good – Eunju was exhausted and very upset that the antibiotics weren’t working as quickly as she’d hoped, and Gordy was frustrated that he had to go back to … Continue reading

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Not much of an update on Gordy, but…

He’s holding on.  Last update I had, the ICU doctors had warmed him back up from the therapeutic hypothermia, and were considering reducing the sedation this afternoon to see if he could breathe on his own.  Eunju (Super Nurse!) was … Continue reading

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Hoping for good news….

“Caity? It’s Mum… I’m afraid I’ve got some bad news about your brother…” Those are the words I woke up to at eight o’clock this morning.  Swimming up to the surface, fearing the worst, but so relieved to hear “He’s … Continue reading

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Today is my sister’s birthday.

Today will always be my sister’s birthday, even though she’s gone.  She would have been 41 today. I remember the day this photo was taken.  She’d started feeling unwell around July.  At first the doctors weren’t sure what was wrong.  … Continue reading

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AT LAST! New stove is here, woooohoooo!

This is it – a Belling (from Britain) multifunction, double oven stove with ceramic cooktop.  SO EXCITING!!  The electrician will be here first thing in the morning to connect it and then LOOK OUT! I’m NOT going to go berserk … Continue reading

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY GORDY!!

Because what are big sisters for if not to embarrass the heck out of their baby brother? HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! (He was 2 in this picture, and that was when we lived in Dubbo.  Almost all our childhood photos are trapped … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday, Dad!

Today my Dad turns 72.  This is about the only photo I could find of him – he tends to be the one taking the photos! He does lots of stuff – vintage cars, model trains, church stuff- and now … Continue reading

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Look over there—> RUOK?

If you’re reading this post on my actual blog (and I know mostly we all use blog reader aggregation or other networked links instead these days) you’ll see a new button over on the sidebar.  It looks like this: I’ve … Continue reading

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Just for comparison: Before and After

Before: the house sloped downwards at each corner; the roof threatened to come off every storm; the gutters leaked; the rainwater tank held barely a quarter of its capacity; the lounge room ceiling was about to fall down on us … Continue reading

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