Back to earth with a thud
Mum rang this morning.
My aunt works for a luxury coach tour operator, as she has done for the last 25 or so years.
The driver, or ‘coach captain’, she paired with for the majority of that time is a guy named Val.
When I was 11, I went on one of these tours with them up to Alice Springs, Ayer’s Rock, and a whole list of fascinating places all the way back down to Adelaide. Val had great stories to tell, and there was never a dull moment due to his mischief.
He’s also a very active guy, and when he’s not working he’s somewhere around the outback – 4 wheel driving and camping through various deserts. He knows and is known by many of the locals in various places.
Mum told me Val was diagnosed with a large inoperable brain tumor a few days ago, and doctors predict he has less than a month to live.
Val is the last person I thought would have something like this happen to him. He’s fit and strong and is always busy doing something. Sometimes life just isn’t fair. I feel really sad for his wife, and their family.
I don’t want to be reminded that the people close to me are vulnerable and won’t be there forever.
04.Sep.06 
Gloom
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Hey there Damien. It’s never easy to hear news such as you heard this morning. I have been there many times. So much times that I’ve learned to except that life has its own take on things. Its times like this that makes us realise how valuable and vunerable life is. U hang in there and know that you are surrounded by awesome people who loves you. HUGS