At Mon, 14 Oct 2002, Jo Eslick wrote:
>
>Dear Friends,
>
>This weekend has been hard for Australians, one of our favourite holiday
>destinations; terrorists struck Bali at a popular holiday nightclub. It
>is hard to watch the news right now, as I type this.
>
>The report talks the bomb blast, the devastation and about people
>wandering around unable to find medical assistance, Bali's hospitals
>overwhelmed. The number of Australian's missing and injured isn't known
>just yet.
>
>Our air force scrambled to Bali to bring home the worst of the injured
>while commercial flights bring home the survivors who could walk. They
>have been arriving since late yesterday.
>
>Please pray for my fellow countrymen & women; the terrorist threat has
>come close to our home. It is the end of the winter sports season, and
>a long-standing tradition sees our sports people travel to Bali to
>celebrate. Whether they are a school team, professional or playing just
>for fun, so many are now horrendously injured or dead.
>
>Life is so precious, please everyone, live each day as best you can and
>look for all the good things in your life. It's at times like this we
>take stock of what is important. I know what is important to me, and I
>let my family know every day.
>
>A sad Aussie friend,
>Jo
>
>--
>Joanne Eslick
>Founder Australian Adhesions Support Group
>http://www.bombobeach.com
>NSW Australian Co-ordinator of
>International Adhesions Society
>http://www.adhesions.org
>
>--
>I am not a medical person, and all my messages are based
>on personal experience. I am a fellow adhesions sufferer
>reaching out to help others.
>