Note from Lisa (SST) to Alison 26 March

Hi Alison,

 

Well done today you brave girl, talking to anyone that wants to quote you is scary enough, let alone having it in print for everyone to read. I am sure you are fed up with talking to us about the media attention but it really has helped enormously. You and Marcel have briefed us all so well - thank you I am sure it's not easy writing this all down. I really like the way you have explained what is going on and how Stella's condition is affecting her daily, it really has helped - as you know Sharyn, Lynn and I really understand medicine from our hours of TV dedication to "Greys Anatomy". I won't give away our characters names although you may be able to guess - please don't say I am Meredith though that would kill me!!

 

Some lovely stories now:

 

We received an email to our SST Gmail account, Sharyn the CIO (chief information officer or Christina in office) Google the name, CSI should really employ her she can track anyone or anything down  - Father Mario Marazzi from Guangzhou had been given the SCMP article by a HK friend and he wanted to meet us "Lordy" we were so intimidated best we sort out who can talk to him?? Yes you guessed it me. He was staying at P.I.M.E HOUSE you would have driven past it many times,  just on your left before fusion. I took Tim along for back up in case I got too nervy. Father Mario, Italian has been helping people here for over  50 years, a small and gentle man who can make a mean espresso (still buzzing). The house is amazing and Father Filippo who resides there also wanted to have a coffee too, they were amazed by SST family walk and the dedication of the villagers and wanted to know how they could help. Father Mario had gone and seen a "business friend" on Friday and showed him the paper and he wrote a cheque out for $10 000, Father Mario also gave a $2,000 personal donation - God bless him.

 

As you know we met Natalie from FABBAS on Friday. We had our usual kitchen table meeting and briefing and some more wines at Sharyn's on Thursday night so we would look and sound like we knew what we were doing. Lynn (Power Point queen and presentation master and attention to detail like you wouldn't believe) created our SST brief and tried to get us focused??? We all ended the night stressed about what to wear, how to get to 60th floor of IFC and Lynn driving!!  Natalie was so kind, she really understands what we are trying to do and the FABBAS group have so kindly agreed to be our trustees - joy oh joy!!! We now can give tax receipts for donations in and our outstanding pledges waiting for us to set up a trust fund will have somewhere to go now rather than a holding bay. 

 

We would love to Skype, you name the time and the SST girls will be free.

 

Loads of love,

 

Lisa xx