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. >