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Wait for me

Last night as a level 5 earthquake hit Tokyo, I was listening to some Tibetan Monks chanting and meditating a message to my father: "Wait for me, please".

Of course, all earthquakes tend to be a bit erm... scarey and intense... but even more so when you have not long before learned that your father is in intensive care, on life support, in a far away country in the southern hemisphere. I found myself outside in the garden, watching the powerlines and trees dance their well-practiced quake-waltz, crying, as you do in these ridiculously hopeless situations.

I'll be arriving in Brisbane, Australia early on Saturday morning, as will my brother. We're driving to Nambour General Hospital together in a hire car.

Dad, please wait for us.

Thank you to everyone who has offered their beautiful, kind hearted support and help. Words can't express...

frangipani wrote this on October 21, 2005 1:52 AM
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diane said:

I did not visit your site since a few weeks. I discovered you because I love Japan and I was really enyoyed when I discovered your photos.

I was anxious about my father last week. I love him. So...
So, a few seconds ago, when I read what you wrote today I just think about writing that I really wish that you will find peace with your father saturday. I never wrote to someone I don't know. But now it is special. Thank you for the beauty you bring me with your photos, excuse my bad english (I'm french speaking and live in Montreal, Quebec). And all my good energy to your father and you. Je suis avec vous! Diane

On October 21, 2005 9:19 AM,
nicole1980 [TypeKey Profile Page]said:

Martine, my thoughts & prayers are with you and your family right now.

*hugs*

On October 21, 2005 9:33 AM,
Uncle Don [TypeKey Profile Page]said:

There is not much we can do at a time like this Martine, but you know where we are if you have to put up in Brisbane.

On October 21, 2005 10:36 AM,
j-ster said:

Love and hugs Martine, we will be waiting for you to get back, I hope your Dad can wait for you. See you soon gorgeous girl.

On October 21, 2005 12:44 PM,
arumanda said:

love you lots.

your dad knows how much you love him.

peace to you as you fly through the clouds to him

On October 21, 2005 4:50 PM,
jonny taise said:

reading and looking at your website has brought me a lot of happiness and fond memories. i will pray that you can get back to brissie quickly and that it all will work out and that the happy times of you, your dad and your family will continue.
god bless.

On October 21, 2005 5:40 PM,
Sarah said:

Ganbatte ne...

On October 22, 2005 2:13 AM,
Jennifer said:

I'm not religious, so I can't offer you my prayers. But I am Californian, so I can at least send good vibes to you and your family. No matter what happens, you'll be in the middle of love and support. That's more than a lot of people can hope for.

On October 22, 2005 2:37 AM,
misssin said:

don't seem to have adequate words to say...
but my thoughts are with you, and i have a strong shoulder & will be here waiting for you when you get back.
big hugs to you & yours

On October 22, 2005 4:58 AM,
Sluggo [TypeKey Profile Page]said:

Martine, I just wanted to say that our thoughts are with you. We recently went through the same helpless situation with my wife's mother, and only a couple of weeks after our daughter was born. Things didn't end happily in our situation, but we hope that yours will.

On October 22, 2005 11:29 PM,
ani said:

my thoughts are with you.

thanks for all the beauty you bring to us...

On October 23, 2005 3:23 AM,
Luc said:

In these moments of immense insecurity, words alone aren't sufficient to bear your anxiousness. Maybe a hug can lighten your distress.

*hug*

(Excuse me for my bad English, it's not my mother tongue)

On October 23, 2005 6:57 AM,
Thiago Simoes said:

I really hope your father gets better. I'm praying for this, and I am really sure God is watching over us and giving us support for all difficult moments.

On October 23, 2005 12:13 PM,
joc curran said:

Dearest Marty

life is very surreal, this is the third monday morning at 8am when i have been phoned to be told someone i know has passed.

In each circumstance it was their time.

after each call - i was very upset and couldn't stop the tears but after the second time I spoke to Maria a close family friend, she is a very religious woman and she said -

Oh it is a very happy day, they have gone to be with god, they are very lucky.

I have never thought of death like that, but then i thought of your dad and it is a very lucky and happy day becuase he is finally back in the arms of your mum, a place i think he was never very far from wanting to be.

So i am sure they are laughing, hugging, embracing and catching up, and looking down on all of us and smiling at their beloved and cherished children and saying how proud they are of the people they helped to create and bring into this world.

distance can't change love,
always in my heart
Joc

On October 24, 2005 8:40 AM,