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This thread is dedicated to my Mother and her recovery.
On Monday the 4th June 2007, while holidaying in the UK with my Father, my Mother was struck by a van while crossing the road.
Mum spent 88 days in various UK hospitals before finally being brought home back to Australia on the 30th August 2007.
She is currently in The John Whittle Nursing Facility with brain damage
I have set up this thread to keep you all updated on her condition and her improvements and hopefully one day, Mum will be able to read it.
On Monday the 4th June 2007, while holidaying in the UK with my Father, my Mother was struck by a van while crossing the road.
Mum spent 88 days in various UK hospitals before finally being brought home back to Australia on the 30th August 2007.
She is currently in The John Whittle Nursing Facility with brain damage
I have set up this thread to keep you all updated on her condition and her improvements and hopefully one day, Mum will be able to read it.
Im horrible. I forgot it was her bday. Well, i didnt forget, i just got my weeks wrong and thought it was next week.
Ive got the card and was going to get photos developed and send them.
I rang dad and told him i had gotten my weeks mixed up and he said it was ok, she wouldnt know anyway.
I'll still send the photos
Today, 6 years ago, my beautiful mother was holidaying in England and was hit by a car.
That day, i lost my Mum. I lost her laugh, her hugs and her advice. My children lost their Nan.
I miss her every single day.
It tears me apart everyday knowing what her life has now become. I hate it. She would hate it. Everyday, i hope for the phonecall to tell me its over.
i also have something else i need to talk about.
Last weekend my dad went to Bathurst for a couple of days. Before going, he told me he was going for a bowls tournament.
When he got home, i rang and asked how the bowls game went and he then tells me he didnt go for bowls.
He went to spend time with a friend.
I asked who the friend was and he got defensive saying "Just a friend", so i let it drop and changed the subject.
He immediately started talking about his trip again and within seconds tells me it was a lady friend that he had met through bowls. That she is very nice and lives in on property about 45 min from Bathurst. I didnt say much so he continued with "Im not leaving your Mother. I'll never do that. But i'm not a monk"
I dont know how i feel, but i do know i would rather he not have told me.
Look, i dont blame him. If Mum had died 6 years ago then i would possibly expect him to start forming relationships, but she didnt die...so its just, i dont know, its weird.
He seemed to want to talk about it and said "If you cant talk about this with your kids, who can you talk about it with?", but i was very unresponsive. I mean, what the heck does he want me to say..."Go for it Dad!" ??
That aint gonna happen.
I dont want to know about it
