States of grief

February 1 2014 - 4:00am
No laughing matter ... Simon Kennedy at home in January. Photo: James Alcock
No laughing matter ... Simon Kennedy at home in January. Photo: James Alcock

Mum always printed a detailed itinerary for every overseas trip she made and left it with someone, so they could make the right phone calls if needed. This time she handed me her itinerary and with her dark sense of humour said, "Here. Just in case the terrorists get me." She always said that, too: "See you when I get back, if the terrorists don't get me first."