The Flowering Gum
A mother's path from grief to peace
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Hey Kieran! I thought of Mick, your best buddy just now and began to text him a hello. I felt strongly that you would want me to send a message to him from you. I heard “G’day” so I wrote this in my SMS. Then heard “add mate”, so I wrote, ‘G’day mate’ and indicated that this was a message to Mick from you. I worried that he would think me nutty so I questioned it. I knew you were beside me, because I saw watery movement beside me, and my “Reiki” hands were burning. I “heard” in my head somewhere – “send it.” I asked back, “Are you sure?” again, the words, “send it” came into my head. I asked myself if I was having a conversation with myself when an impatient, “JUST SEND IT” crashed into my head. I sent it. Two minutes later, I received a phone call from Mick! He told me that he was with Daniel and the boys. They had just finished putting R.M. Williams bull horns on Daniel’s new HQ Holden ute, as well as a Bundy sticker. At the exact moment, our message arrived; your ute song came on their music machine. You were having a drink with the boys they told me and your message sent by me unknowingly, confirmed your presence to them. Cool! They were rapt! Daniel says the ute is Daniel and Kieran’s ute! Although it is quote, “A bloody woeful ute! It needs heaps of work!” Better than the bus I told them!
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When seventeen-year-old Kieran planned his Easter camping weekend in the bush with his mates, he didn’t intend to wind up in the trauma centre of the state’s largest hospital in a coma—nor did he intend to slip off to heaven four days later. Devastated and bewildered by her teenage son’s sudden death, Alexandra began to write to Kieran in a diary given by a caring friend. Imagine her shock when he began to respond to her messages!
This touching and thought-provoking journal shares a journey of discovery about loss and love. Follow one family’s road of trauma, grief and distress, which leads to incredible and surprising events. Regardless of who we are and what horrors we experience, there is much we can gain.
------------“This is a handbook for all people who have experienced the death of a child. An emotional and inspirational recollection of grief of a loved one, and accepting that they will always be with you in spirit. That is insight and acceptance. This is the gift.”
—Ms Rene Barics, registered medium, Reiki master/teacher, medical intuitive, spiritual healer and counsellorAbout the Author
Alexandra Browne-Hill was born in New Zealand and now lives in Melbourne with her husband, Malcolm. They shared the upbringing of their stepfamily, Liam, Kieran, Aimee, Christopher and Bridget. A longtime nurse and midwife, Alex now works as a natural health practitioner with a special love of Reiki and teaching. She facilitates workshops and public speaking events to inspire positive understandings about the loss of our loved ones. Visit her online at www.naturallyvibrant.com.au.