Alan, That is a very touching tale and I'm glad you told us. I'm glad your mum is still around - enjoy her!
Maris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Abbott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 3:04 AM Subject: RE: Happy Christmas (long but hopefully worth the read) | Well, | My Pentax presents this year were far more then I had hoped for and | some of it totally unexpected. | Especially as the digital came from my mum who is staying with us this | Xmas (Dad died 18 months ago and he is very much missed) | She is only on a pension andI feel very bad about the cost of the | camera. | From what I can find out , the reason mum bought it me is that when dad | was alive he was | One of those people who did not like to have his picture taken (the | whole family is like that), | But I did manage to take his picture every so often. | Then 18 months ago when they were on there hols (golden wedding | anniversary present from mum to dad) | He was mugged (over a packet of cigarettes) and ended up in a coma. | My mum spent 8 weeks in Spain (she is in a wheelchair) waiting to see if | my father would survive. | He did (to obstinate to give in bless him!) and although he had brain | damage and needed a lot of | Looking after he recovered almost completely. He was aged 79 by the way. | I continued to photograph my dad and the rest of the family. | Unfortunately my dad died of a congenital defect that was a time bomb in | him from birth. | One of the most treasured possessions that my mother has is the last | picture I took of him. | No one else in our family takes pictures and now they all regret it. | I am glad I did. | | | Alan | | | | True, very true. | | Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year! | | Dan Scott | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Collin wrote: | | >I did get to be with my parents & in-laws, | >as well as have a nice holiday with the wife & sons. | >More valuable than equipment. Any day. | - | This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go | to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit | the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . | - | This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, | go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to | visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . | | | - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
