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Welcome @youngoldlady and thanks for telling your story! I think your advice to around saying 'I love you' to those who matter is very poignant. Life is a fragile thing, and it's so easy to take our loved ones for granted.Hi there, should had introduced myself before but life gets in the way at times. I live with my oldest and youngest son at their place, here south of Perth, WA. Have lived in 4 different states in my life. Lived in a various types of housing. Spent nearly 4 years living aboard a trimaran in my early teens. That was fun at times and also scary when we were sinking at one stage. As one of four children then, we were told lots of children would swap with us to be sailing the open seas. One thing my mother learnt was to never put a greenish paste topping on our crackers when we were sea sick, never been able to eat that stuff again and that was back in the 70's.
I am a mother of 3 living adult sons, a daughter who survived about an hour after birth and a few lost babies. Have one grand daughter and she will be the only one too as her mother is too frightened to have more. My other sons can not have children. Due to my youngest nearly dieing in 2011 moved back to WA to be close to him. so I had not would be in lockdown in VIC. He recovered, it was a long road but very scary especially when I flew over to be with him not knowing if he would still be here for me to see.
I have learnt to say I love you to those that matter as having another chance may never come. This I learnt in 1984 when my brother died. The Christmas 1983 he was busy when I went to see the family in Townsville and as I went back home I thought next time we will make time to sit down. That never came as I was due to have my 2nd son and the day the machines were turned off on my brother, my son was born.