Bill's stroke

Laetitia's father, Bill, had a stroke in April.

After his heart valve operation last year, a filament of something attached to the replacement valve was noticed. It was still there a few days before the stroke but had disappeared after it, so it may have been something that dislodged and got stuck in his brain but it isn't known for sure.

So why wasn't it removed when it was noticed originally? Because that would have required open-heart surgery, the after-effects of which may be why it developed in the first place - kind of pointless, really.

You can read Laetitia's initial thoughts on her blog.

Hotz - Gunton Wedding

On 5 April we were official photographers at the wedding of one of Ian's fellow teachers, Steph Hotz, to Brian Gunton. It was a morning wedding up at Eungella (at the top of the range an hour's drive west of Mackay). The ceremony and reception were in the park at Broken River. The reception was a lovely picnic with blankets, umbrellas and baskets full of food. In between we took the bridal party to a couple of other scenic spots for some lovely photos.

It was a lovely day. The bride had done a great job; everything was very well organised. It is always a pleasure to attend weddings of committed Christians, and these two are both from strongly Christian families. God provided the beautiful weather.

Together we took over 1100 photos! You can see some of our favourites on Flickr: Ian, Laetitia