Mourning a Loved One

[progladyte]

Well guys, my wife and I will be heading off early Thursday to Canberra for a few weeks to join family and friends to honour our daughter's death after a bushwalking weekend, 10 years ago. She was killed at the tender age of 27 in a car crash on her way home by some jerk using a mobile. There will be a small gathering to celebrate her wonderful life and impact she had on others at Fishing Gap where her ashes were scattered. This will involve a 10km trek through the snow so hopefully the track will be visible and the weather not too harsh.

I may not have regular internet access so my posts may be erratic for a while. Catch you all later.

N.P. Tears in Heaven

Prog on!

Greg

Edited September 4, 2012 by progladyte

[A J]

Wish you all the best - that is a terrible loss to deal with, I'm sure wherever she is that she will really appreciate being remembered in this way....

[ZEN MISTER]

My thoughts are with you and your family and friends Greg. I have a very old Celtic design candle I light to honor those passing- a light to find the way, as it were- and will light it this evening in your daughters honor.

Zen.

[Milo]

Hi Greg, sad to hear of your loss, even 10 years ago, no doubt still felt keenly. I think it's great to hear of the way your family and friends will be getting together to celebrate and remember your daughter's life through the bush walking trek.

Hope it all goes well (as can be in the circumstance), and avoid a blinding blizzard!

M.

[Sir Triode]

My condolences Greg.

It still makes me fume whenever I see an idiot talking on their mobile while driving. They should be treated the same way drink drivers are.i.e. have their licences removed and have them serve a jail sentence. Young women seem to be the worst culprits of this. Can't the call wait till one is safely at one's destination?

Edited September 4, 2012 by triode12

[Super Mustud]

All the best to you and your family, Prog.

[caddisgeek]

So sorry to hear about your loss Greg, I have two daughters of my own and cannot fathom what you must have gone through. It sounds like a lovely way remember your daughter, my thoughts are with you

Cheers

Steve

[ehtcom]

My thoughts are with you prog.

I can't even begin to imagine what you and your family must dealing with.

Kindest regards, Earle..

[ochremoon]

My deepest condolences to you and your family.

Chris

[Guest JohnA]

Greg

i could not imagine anything worse then losing a child.

My deepest condolences to you and your family.

[Grumpy]

Hope this emotional Trek you are about to take eases the pain just a little for the whole family.

[sir sanders zingmore]

Greg, my thoughts are with you.

I don't think it's ever possible to get over the loss of a loved one but hopefully honouring her in this way will help you learn to live with it a little.

All the best

Trevor

[kunalraiker]

Not a father yet (technically) but am already angry and furstrated to hear of "how" you lost your loving daughter.

I would have lost it if I was you,I respect your attitude toward dealing with this situation.

[Guest Muon]

27 years, that's just too early for a life to end, my thoughts are with you and the family.

[progladyte]

Thank you guys for your overwhelmingly supportive responses. I am truly touched.

I should have mentioned earlier that a 100 kilometre walk was arranged 10 years ago as a tribute to her life in the Snowy Mtns National Park and which involved trekking through some very inhospitable terrain over a long weekend. About 20 people made the trek and all arrived safely.

Sadly my wife and I could not attempt such a feat but were delighted to have been advised that Stewart Diver (The guy who was crushed under a concrete slab for a week at Jindabyne), joined the walk as a guess of honour along with a lot of her Canberra University friends and workmates. She was an entomologist with CSIRO.

This gathering will be a lot shorter and involve less people but will be very supportive for my wife who would like to find ultimate closure.

Greg

[wolster]

Thanks for sharing this, Greg. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your wife.

[Guest Willow]

A sad loss indeed Greg , however a wonderful way for family and friends to honour your daughter and bring closure.

You and your wife must be immensely proud to have given birth to an angel.

[Rural Rat]

Condolences from here too Greg. Cannot begin to imagine the pain your family must endure.

[Luc]

Terrible, absolutely terrible and like others here, I too have a daughter and she's by herself down in Melb at uni and I worry about her constantly.

Greg I hope you and your wife draw some loving and some connection from this pilgrimage and hopefully it'll be numinous for you both.

My thoughts go out and with you on this sad occasion.

Best Regards Lee.

[emesbee]

I'm very sorry to hear about your loss, Greg. That sounds like a wonderful, and appropriate, way to commemorate your daughter's memory. My thoughts go out to you and your family.

[progladyte]

Well guys, we're back after 2 and a bit weeks of solid travelling and touring around the traps. I'll get some further details posted up soon.

Greg

[caddisgeek]

Good to have you back Greg

[Batty]

Indeed it is.

[ZEN MISTER]

Welcome back from moi also. Hope your travels were healing, and bought a sense of light and hope.

Zen.

[Grumpy]

Hope the treck was all it was hoped for and your family feel a little more at peace now.

10 years isn't long - I lost a brother back in 67 and I still think of him almost daily

Edited September 24, 2012 by Grumpy