Tag Archives: David

Plans Unfold

Posted on May 17, 2023 by Helga

Wednesday Dear Elsie We are going on a road trip and this weekend get to see you! We looked at prices last night to fly to PE for Monica’s memorial service on Friday, thinking we could fly in and out … Continue reading →

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Monica’s Passing & David’s Appointment

Posted on May 16, 2023 by Helga

Tuesday Dear Elsie In the course of your life you will have sad days and bad days and sometimes those days will be turn out to be overwhelming days. Today was one of them for us. We woke up this … Continue reading →

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A Bit of a Bleak Day

Posted on April 3, 2023 by Helga

Monday Dear Elsie You will have days that are a bit bleak. Today was one of those for us. Stuart left for China. David did not. It was always going to be a bleak day. I thought Stuart was leaving … Continue reading →

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Waves in a Hurry

Posted on March 27, 2023 by Helga

Monday Dear Elsie Today was the day we managed to get to the beach. The sun rose and as it did, the wind dropped. It was difficult not to want to go to the beach. The light breeze forecast cold … Continue reading →

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So How Is David?

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Helga

Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was the day that began with drizzle and ended with sunshine. It turned out to be a beautiful day. I worked for 7 hours of the day, but also got some reading done and went for … Continue reading →

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Looks Can Be Deceiving

Posted on March 16, 2023 by Helga

Thursday Dear Elsie, I’m so glad you are learning to swim. One day you and I will be able to swim in the sea together and I will be sure to teach you to respect the dangers of the ocean. … Continue reading →

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5% Better

Posted on March 14, 2023 by Helga

Tuesday Dear Elsie This is going to be a short account of the events of the day. Today was the day David felt the stairs were 5% easier than yesterday. He did all right in morning. By lunchtime, he was … Continue reading →

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David’s Strategy

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Helga

Monday Dear Elsie, What can I say about today? For me it was another desk bound day. While I covered for my manager all of last week, this week, he had a family crisis and needed to fly to Spain … Continue reading →

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Definitely Not David’s Heart

Posted on March 11, 2023 by Helga

Saturday Dear Elsie, Thank you for your prayers for David today! You are so adorable and Granny loves you more than you know! We pray so too. One day you will read these words and smile. David had more left-sided … Continue reading →

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Conquering Massive Rocks

Posted on March 10, 2023 by Helga

Friday Dear Elsie, Today was the day two massive rocks got conquered. Courage and his team were working on getting a huge one down a level & they succeeded. The big rock circled came down from below the one above. … Continue reading →

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David’s Health Issues

Posted on March 9, 2023 by Helga

Thursday Dear Elsie, I’m really hoping by the time you are old enough to read this, it will just be a distant memory of a difficult time. Today I called it adversity. Last night I slept really badly and woke … Continue reading →

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Psychologically Preparing Myself

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Helga

Friday Dear Elsie Today was the day that Philomena and Dominic popped in. They are going on the return cruise. While we came south from Venice, they are going north from Cape Town in about 3 weeks time. They needed … Continue reading →

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Special Visitor

Posted on November 4, 2022 by Helga

Friday 4th November Today is the day… The blog changes slightly! From now on it’s going to be a letter to Elsie! It will still give insight into my day and life in general in my lifetime, but it will … Continue reading →

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David’s Coming Home

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Helga

Monday Today was the day… David is set to come home. This was him leaving…6th July 2022 And while he was away, he had a good time… We met up in Johannesburg when we went to the Drakensberg for a … Continue reading →

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David in Koh Phi Phi

Posted on July 18, 2022 by Helga

Monday Today was the day… That was really busy. The highlight was speaking to David. He is on the Phi Phi island group off Thailand. The entire infrastructure of Koh Phi Phi island was just about wiped out by the … Continue reading →

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