Sarah Konoski

She had no regrets in a lot of ways.

Of course, she wanted to keep living and see us grow more, my sister and I and Greg, you know, her great, the love of her life.

They were, yeah, just incredible to observe together and the way they made art together.

They just had such a big, inspiring life.

So although she was only 60, yeah, I feel like she lived several lifetimes.

Yeah, particularly when we were in that first week trying to get up and over the pass and reach our herders.

That yak...

that became our friend and would sleep outside of our door every night just for that little bit of warmth that it wanted, it needed.

It got sicker and sicker and I remember just being in its arms, which is a bizarre image, but like I said, it became like a pet.

And yeah, it was, its breathing pattern reminded me a lot of mum's.

when she was, you know, when she was dying in the last hour of her life.

So at that moment it really hit home, just missed mum so much.

But also felt connected to her, strangely, through that bloody huge yak.

But, yeah, look, as we all have loved ones who have crossed over that threshold, who have died, and I feel like...

They're there still.

I talk to mum still within myself if I have problems and it feels as though she can answer.

I feel beautifully haunted by her ever since.

Thank you, Sarah.

Pleasure.

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