Megan in Bamaga following funeral

I’ve been home but a day and am again off. I am heading to the tip of Cape York, the most northern point of Australia: Bamaga. I return to Cairns late on Thursday in time for my grand motherly duties on Friday.

Many people have contacted to ensure my positive mental health following the death of my foster children’s mother. I am fine and both kids are doing well. Saying our goodbyes in person was a most therapeutic thing to do. Their mother’s funeral is this morning and Dayle is still in Brisbane so that she can attend and bring any belongings home with her. Richard and I both returned home earlier because there was nothing further we could do.

Just to prove that it was not all doom, gloom and heart break while we were away, here’s a couple of pics of myself and then Richard (my ex foster son who is now 20) playing Captain Kangaroo in the park where their mother was found deceased.

Even in the midst of grief, abandonment, revisited attachment disordered behaviour and despair, positive interactions with others and a little fun is paramount to recovery and ongoing functional mental health. However, you do not want to see the pics of us all shortly after these photos were taken. When we came upon the spot where the kids mother was found in the park, the mood was entirely different to that pictured here.

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