I met a really sweet friend while at the Trigeminal Neuralgia National Convention also known as the Facial Pain Association in Rochester, MN at Mayo Clinic last summer. Rather bittersweet that severe pain is what brought our life paths to cross. Her name is Bozica and she is from Victoria, Australia.
After hearing about the devastating flooding in Australia, I emailed Bozica. Thought you might be interested in her reply:
” Hi Martha,
How are you guys? I hope this email finds you both healthy and happy.
I haven’t forgotten you two either.
Firstly I would like to say, I hope you had a Merry Christmas and also would like to wish you both a very HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Yes the floods are devastating, it’s the worst I have ever seen. We just can’t believe this is actually happening.
The lives that are lost, the properties, the livestock, it’s absolutely unbelievable.
My family and I are all well, (so far). The floods are up in the North, we live down in the South. Although they have issued
flood warnings to us for the next 3 days or so. The rain has been incredible. We get a bit of sun and within minutes the down pour
is so heavy and fast it just floods the roads, the driveways, but obviously nowhere near as bad as Queensland.
The rains are now moving downwards to another state called New South Wales. This is quite a large state and still a long
way away from us but you worry about the damage it may cause. However they are saying on the television that the rain
will keep moving around more states and areas. Exactly where it goes and stops? Well, nobody knows this.
We’ve been living in a drought for the past 10 to 15 years and now this. There is such a shortage of food up there, I spoke to
one of my girlfriends who lives in Queensland but isn’t affected as yet. She says the supermarket shelves are very empty.
I would hate to the price of food once all this is over. They’re already saying the prices of our meats will rise by about $3 to $4 a kilo.
My pain hasn’t been too bad lately, thank you. I am due for another infusion and will be having this on Friday.
Thank you for your concern, I really appreciate it.
It’s so good to hear from you again and it’s lovely to keep in touch.
Bozica”
“PS: But if you google Queensland,
Town of Brisbaine, You will see the devastation of the floods.”
