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Dearest MaRiky: A Mother’s Journey through Grief, Trauma and Healing by Louisa Zondo is published by Jacana Media. Below are letters to her son, Rikhado Makhado (Riky Rick), from the chapter titled, On the Mountain.
23 March 2022
Dearest MaRiky,
It’s the early hours of the morning – 1.03am Nepali time, to be exact. It’s been one month now, since 23 February 2022. The day on which your spirit and body separated.
I am lying on my back in a warm bed in the Buddha Lodge, Phakding, Nepal. I’m in Nepal, because I am on my way walking to Mount Everest Base Camp, MaRiky. I’m awake at this hour because I’m reflecting on life, death and the meaning of everything.
Since your death last month, I’ve been starkly aware of the need in me to make sense of where I am and how I am called to be. I decided to proceed
