Wednesday, January 28, 2009
I am sitting in a Starbucks in Seoul right now and a little while ago I signed onto MSN to try and speak with my parents. Unable to reach them again today, I attempted to speak with my brother. I saw his status on MSN said something about a death in our family. I immediately became worried and called my Aunt in Winnipeg.
She told me that on Sunday, my Uncle Morris (my Mom's brother) and Aunt Mildred were driving home on their ski-doo across the ice over the water at the cabin. A path they have taken a thousand time before when white out conditions hit. I guess they became disoriented and overwhelmed and lost their way. They accidentally went off the side of the ice and they drowned. My heart is aching for my family right now and I wish with all that I am that I could be home with them. My Aunt and Uncle have two sons and I can't even begin to imagine what they are going through.... I don't want to imagine. I just wish with all I am that I could be home right now.... feeling almost guilty for going on vacation and relaxing while knowing the upset that is home.
I loved my Aunt and Uncle and even though I did not get to see them very often since they live in Newfoundland, the times that I did get to spend with them I made many memories. I will miss them.
Rest in Peace Aunt Mildred and Uncle Morris, you will be greatly missed. We love you very much.
Update: as of right now, they have only been able to recover my Aunt Mildred and are still searching for my Uncle Morris. The weather in Newfoundland is really awful right now, so they have had to call off the search until tomorrow.
A news article for those who want: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2009/01/28/snowmobile-search.html
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