For My Sister

[MickS]

As a few people on here know, I lost my sister to cancer last year, and I lost my father only a couple of weeks ago. On Sunday just gone, as per my sister's wishes, we scattered her ashes into the ocean off south head, Sydney.

Many members on here post up when they have lost a loved one...therefore, this post serves two purposes..

1) a memory of my beautiful sister and;
2) make sure you give those you love a hug because you never know what you've got till it's gone...

YouTube- SHELLY 0002

[dullbird]

Wonderful tribute, wonderful music, wonderful memories you seem to have.....found it very hard to hold back the tears even though I didn't know your sister.

My mum is coming to visit me from the UK next week I will be sure to give her an extra welcome hug when she arrives:)

[V8Ian]

My sympathy to you Mick, a beautiful tribute to your sister, you obviously loved her dearly.

[Grockle]

you are in our thoughts Mick,god bless.

[nsgnomad]

Mick, my sympathy to you too. I know how you feel as my wife lost her father to cancer last year and my own sister is fighting it too now. 15 months ago she was told she only had about 3 months to live but she is still hanging on tenaciously.
You are right, you don't know what you've got til its gone. And no one knows when that will be.

Roger

[953]

Looks like a great bunch of Aussies to me!
Keep them in your heart.
Cheers Dean.

[Jamo]

That was beautiful Mick. Our thoughts are with you

[Chops]

That was beautiful Mick,, my deepest sympathies to you and your family,, we did a very similar thing for my mums passing last year,, its a lovely way to remember them,,

Cheers, Chops

[hiline]

Mick what a wonder tribute, she must of been a very special person in your life.............

keep hold of the good times you both had together

cheers mate

[twitchy]

Good to see that you got to give her what she wanted & a wonderful tribute!!!!

No one is ever with us long enough I am afraid!

[Redback]

Hey Mick, my condolences mate, very moving tribute.

Baz.

[87County]

thanks for sharing with us Mick, our thoughts are with you

[rockyroad]

As they say, you cant pick your family. If it was possible I'd probably chose yours.

If life seems unfair just think how much worse it would have been without her and you'll realise how lucky you were.

[MickS]

As they say, you cant pick your family. If it was possible I'd probably chose yours.

If life seems unfair just think how much worse it would have been without her and you'll realise how lucky you were.

Thanks mate....it was never without its dramas though, as most families are. But she was special. Did not have a bad bone in her body, never said a cross word about anyone, and in the end, was cut to the bone by this filthy disease called cancer. Died alone, just after midnight, in a hospital with no one around. Had no husband or kids. She was a traveller, a student of the university of life, and loved the himalayas. We were forever saying goodbye to her at an airport lol. My brother and I know we were lucky, and I know there are worse tragedies affecting other families...god do I know...but it just sucks to lose three fifths of ones family before my brother and I crack 50...

[MickS]

Wonderful tribute, wonderful music, wonderful memories you seem to have.....found it very hard to hold back the tears even though I didn't know your sister.

My mum is coming to visit me from the UK next week I will be sure to give her an extra welcome hug when she arrives:)

Thanks Lou...make sure when you hug her, you hang on just that little bit longer...

[The ho har's]

What a beautiful tribute

Mrs ho har:angel:

[MickS]

The good thing is - if there is any good - is I have the GPS co-ordinates lol...and the fact we did it on my birthday will give me cause to head out on the harbour now each year, with a bottle of Moet for her, as it was her favoured drop..

[Rangier Rover]

I have only just found this:eek: So sorry. I cant find words just now to describe what you have all done here. Very nice idea (I hope that was not appropriately worded)
Tony

[MickS]

I have only just found this:eek: So sorry. I cant find words just now to describe what you have all done here. Very nice idea (I hope that was not appropriately worded)
Tony

:) No mate, all good...:lol2: There was a funny side to it. About 2 months before she died, and knowing she wanted to be cremated - I said to her that I would take her anywhere in the world to scatter her ashes. She was the original Globe Trekker, long before Ian Wright and Nat Geo got onto it. She thought for a moment, and I was thinking - "ok Mick, gird your loins and find your passport, how the hell do i get to Kathmandu.." and god knows whatever far flung stamp she had on her passports..then she turns around and said ..."Sydney.." I was cheering. When she said outside Sydney heads, I told her it had to be a still day, no wind or large swell....guess what? The day dawned calm, but by the time we got outisde the heads and at a point where we thought was appropriate, there was a big rolling swell and a belting nor' easter...sick bags were in good supply for some people let me tell you...and when we let her go, yep you guessed it, back she came.. :lol2: Told the skipper to point the pointy end in a different direction, and all was good...:D Washed some of her off the side of the boat with the Moet...classic...:)

[adm333]

We did exactly the same thing with my Grandmother off Fremantle in 1983.

The ocean is so powerful, yet also has a serenity that is hard to explain.

For me, its the perfect resting place.

[MickS]

wonderful music:)

Dave Matthews Band...:BigThumb: