[astra]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

I have just heard that astra's mother has died.

Astra, my condolences.

Originally Posted by Billi

Astra, my sincere condolences

Thanks you.
It will take some time to adjust that I don't have my mother anymore. The only human being (barring my father and wife) in the world who loved me without any bias. Just because.
I guess it is supposed to make me appreciate father and wife more?
The other thing Carpe Diem (?אם לא עכשיו, אימתי "And if not now, when?")

Originally Posted by GeoffC

may I ask for a small thought for my daughter who remains poorly after her transplant. The kidney is working well, but her white cell count is worryingly low and she has developed CMV from the kidney, which can be fatal.

I hope she fights it off and recovers!