ackers888

"Life's too short"

Paul Ackerman

47 / Male

Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom

About ackers888

Budding Member | Member since 2nd Mar 08

Citizenship: United Kingdom
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Project Manager/Qualified Acountant ACMA
About ackers888:

I was on board the Sir Galahad when it got blown up in 1982 during the Falklands conflict. I was 19 years old at the time, and that moment changed my attititude to life. Life is too short and you should live it to the full. In my case for the sake of the 52 mates who lost their lives that day. In your case, whatever moves you... chill and enjoy this planet we have before it is ruined. Lois and I decided to travel a while ago, but last May she was sadly diagnosed with terminal cancer. So we bit the bullet and travelled anyway..our journey began 1 week after she had finished treatment. Lois passed away in February 2009, and I am now continuing on with the journey.

Hobbies:

Sailing, skiing, playing the guitar, music, having fun.

Favourite places:

New Zealand is head and shoulders above any other country in the world.

Activity : photos (419) forum (5) guide (0) blog (96) diary (0) trips (1)

Latest Blog Entry

Inspirations

Posted by ackers888 | 16th November 2009

This next entry will be quite difficult to write, but it will be my final blog because I have returned to work this week.

I have been humbled by two things during the year I was travelling.

Firstly, I have been left absolutely in awe and have the utmost love, respect and admiration for beautiful Lois. Lois knew from mid-2008 that she was terminally ill but chose to live her last few months to the fullest that she could and I was proud to spend nearly every waking hour by Lois's side during the last months of her life. It was incredible to witness the way she handled herself.

The one thing that struck me during those times, was that Lois kept on smiling despite knowing what was happening to her. You only have to look at the photographs to see how happy she was. Lois was totally focused on squeezing every ounce of life from the time she had left. She swam as much as she could when we were sailing in Turkey until she found that too hard. When we arrived in Thai

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