Today is the 5th anniversary of my beloved best friend, Helen Mardi Petrou’s passing. I can’t believe it’s been 5 years. I suppose part of the reason it just seems so improbable that it’s been that long is that all the lockdowns in 2020 and 2021 left us with no real moments to help judge the passing of time. The … Read More
To Helen on her 53rd Birthday
It is five years today since the last time I flew to Canberra to celebrate my bestie’s birthday with her. Just over five years since she got the horrible news that her cancer had come back and this time, it had ‘got her’. But before I talk about that, I want to talk about the cancer and her last few … Read More
Remembering Helen
Today marks the 3rd year anniversary since my beloved friend, Helen Mardi Petrou, passed away in 2018 after a long battle against multiple cancers across her life. She’d fought on and off for almost thirty years – pretty much the length of time we were best friends – but the bastard cancer finally got her. Before she passed, she asked … Read More
