I have had a wonderful few days .. as a close friend from my teenage years has reconnected with me.
Karin .. along with her sister and Mum were abused and abandoned by her Dad when she was 4. Thanks to my parents... they were taken into our home till they got on their feet. My family cared and supported them for many more years .. hence she became like a sister to me.
As life moved along and we all became busy in our own lives ... wherever that took us ... we eventually lost all contact.
Well .. here we are ... decades later. This .. a result of cyber searching.
Karin .. who I discovered (on her final day here) .. is apparently VERY wealthy ... and came back to her roots to find, reconnect and thank my family and others for those years of support and friendship.
And this is how I found out about her hidden wealth. I today asked her what she did for her 50th ... Phew!! Her husband flew their entire family first class to Dubai and stayed a whole week at the most exlusive hotel in the world ... the Burj Al Arab.
She has bought a home for her Mum and sister also.
And here she was ... at my little abode ... and she loved it ... sarongs and all. She is so excited now that she can share her life with me when I go visit her .. in her amazing world of good fortune.
Hello all you beautiful people ... A sincere thank you to all. Each time I felt like throwing up or I had an anxious moment, I fired up and reread your comments.
My experience was a learning curve and has left me with a humbling gratitude to the professionalism and caring of a medical team here in our newly revamped local hospital.
Knowing the possiblity of an unpleasant result after 4 months of unexplained discomfort .. I can now rejoice in the dismissal of any nasty invasion.
Remember when I fell last October, the day I flew to Sydney to see Tenille? Well that fall must have been a real "doozie". Not only did I inflict many minor injuries (and nearly cracked my head open) .. but .. I actually broke off the tip of my tailbone!
Hence .. my "ouch" moments now explained.
So .. until I get the full report .. it's back to being busy, busy, busy~
I have to go into hospital on Friday for a procedure under anaesethic and I don't want to. Can I yell that .. I DON'T WANT TO!!!
The pre diet, pre fasting, pre yukky stuff that I have to have! Yukky Poo!!
And while I am whining .. I will share that I have been worried sick over my family of late.
My brother has just been in a heart hospital in Townsville (harrowing but ended well) and my dad collapsed and I spent last night with him in hospital (all good there too) ... but now I am feeling exhausted and I am soooo OVER hospitals.
Will you think of me on Friday and send me some cheerie courage? .. Pleeez??
Thank You .... Cherie (The Sook)
PS ... Sook is aussie slang for .. you guessed it .. not brave!!
After completing and saving the application online days ago .. I FINALLY hit that 'submit' button!! My closest girlfriend is now also venturing into this too .. so we shall have eachother to bounce off.
I decided to stay with ComSec which has a great reputation and apparently one of the best programmes here in Oz and is with my existing bank anyhow. Decades ago I acquired shares in this bank and I have now transfered them into my investment portfolio .. never knew what to do with them really. Ignorance really was bliss as I look back and see their value now.
With absolute appreciation for those who offered me advice .. I truly wish I had you guys on call to advise me even more .... but I will learn as you all did.
Can't wait to begin now that I have taken that initial step.
Haha ... hang on tight Cherie .. big classroom ... big lessons!
