Auntie Pat

I met Aunty Pat in Darwin in 2008. We camped at Anny and Chris' place where we going to leave our caravan during our trip to Holland for Maartje en Toppies wedding. Auntie Pat is Chris' grandmother.

We came back from a trip in town and here she was: her rollator parked next to the swimming pool, in her swim suit under the shade sail in the pool, chatting with her daughter Noelene (chris' mom).

Pam and I joined them, it was stinking hot that day.

Aunty Pat is one of those people that make you immediate feel comfortable. She is genuinely interested in what you do, who you are and what you like. To make a long story short: I love her.

Pam and Aunty Pat have their birthday on the same day, 12 September. They always phone each other on that day. This year was going to be different:

The family had organised a huge party in Sydney for Aunty Pat's 90'th, We were going to be there too after our return from Holland and take Pam's mom with us. But unfortunately Aunty Pat got sick and the party had to be cancelled.

The day before her birthday she was released from hospital and was able to celebrate her birthday with SueAnne and Peter, another daughter and her husband, where she lives and is taken care of.

Here she is: 90 years old, a true gem!

By the way, at her birthday 5 generations were present: Aunty Pat, the granddaughter of her grandson and everybody in between.