Dec 16

I found out why my mother keeps cutting our conversations short when I call her. She abruptly says bye and rushes to end nearly every time we talk.  She still can’t talk about Jitka without crying.  Today, she didn’t hang up, but she could not keep her tears either.  I knew this tragedy has been wearing her thin, but have not heard her cry since I left Hungary two days after the accident happened.  She said she feels Jitka will stand up again, maybe she won’t walk well, but she will stand.  She also told me that her strong feelings sooner or later are always right.  It would be hard for me to say “yes, that is true” after years and years of disagreement.  And I need to say yes.  I need to say yes, because her big heart never failed us.  My mother is truly one who has suffered greatly and crossed hardship with the greatest strength I have ever seen.  I like to feel she is right again.  She said she cries as she prays every night for Jitka to walk again.  She said better times will come.  Mother, I hope so much you are right.

My wife wants to come home so much.  She says it now every day that she wants to come home with us.  Rowan said we all need to eat more now to be strong, and able to carry mummy.  I guess we all have opportunity to do our best now. This horrible accident has brought a tremendous amount of good out of family, friends, neighbours, colleagues.  Jitka cries when reminded of our 15 year old neighbour Walker who held her bleeding head up until the responders arrived.  Thank you Walker. From that moment on so many people helped to save her life.  I wish to thank you all.