When people (including me, often at 3am) feel hopeless, I go to my Grandmother, Veronica, and her story of Warsaw in 1945, the Nazis had just left, and now the Russians came. I recall how she carried on, had two children, kept on carrying on. And although we laid Gran to final rest in 2003, her sad, colourful and sometimes hilarious stories from those dark dark days lived with her, and all of us, many decades later. Her husband taken from her bed in the early hours by men with guns (something of a secret police blessing, he was a randy womaniser!) and the constant threat of arrest or disappearance if you spoke out. As I reflect now on her packed out Funeral in 2003, the lighter and the love; my feeling is that there is only really hope at the darkest of pre dawn times, as now, with evil men working their money and pride out with the lives of billions in the balance, hope and a sense of humour. Thank you for the precious work you have committed, Caitlin ❤️
When people (including me, often at 3am) feel hopeless, I go to my Grandmother, Veronica, and her story of Warsaw in 1945, the Nazis had just left, and now the Russians came. I recall how she carried on, had two children, kept on carrying on. And although we laid Gran to final rest in 2003, her sad, colourful and sometimes hilarious stories from those dark dark days lived with her, and all of us, many decades later. Her husband taken from her bed in the early hours by men with guns (something of a secret police blessing, he was a randy womaniser!) and the constant threat of arrest or disappearance if you spoke out. As I reflect now on her packed out Funeral in 2003, the lighter and the love; my feeling is that there is only really hope at the darkest of pre dawn times, as now, with evil men working their money and pride out with the lives of billions in the balance, hope and a sense of humour. Thank you for the precious work you have committed, Caitlin ❤️
Loads of people didn’t get an inspiring tale to tell. You’re one of the fortunate ones. I doubt Anne Franks ghost would have any hopium to sell.