Dying Well – Prof Maddocks tells how
A belated but hearty congratulations to palliative care Godfather, Emeritus Professor Ian Maddocks, who was named Senior Australian of the Year 2013. My heart jumped with joy at the news as I played a...
View ArticleHeat, Dust, Flies – and Fun
BY JEANETTE COOMBES Certainly, this is not my best look! No Akubra for me, but the fly net is a must at Mt Barry working on a cattle station in the far north of South Australia in January. The...
View ArticleC’est catastrophique!
What is more French than savouring a steaming casserole of Coq au Vin, splashed down with a quality bottle of Sauvignon Blanc served at a classy restaurant which has honed l’art de la table . The...
View ArticleLung cancer overtakes breast cancer
A European study which looked at cancer rates in all 27 Europ0oean countries has released both good and bad news about women surrounding the diagnosis and death from cancer. Britain has announced that...
View ArticleWomen say Share The Work and Wealth:
Let us not indulge too much in platitudes this International Women’s Day because, although we can be smug about real progress over the past quarter century in achieving equality in law, the one big...
View ArticleFamily and a Frolic in City’s Mad March
Time slips by quietly and suddenly it is 10 months since husband Olivier died. Some friends say “time enough’’ for grief and beseech me to “move on”. And I wonder what do those words mean? Am I to...
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