Ross
Well-known member
Debora from Brazil, Members of the VR community, I have every respect for what you collectively do. Early 2006 I logged on to VR and posted a question,, My mother is 81 and about to undergo Aorta Valve Replacement, can anyone give me some advice? I received good wishes, support and very good and accurate advice which I used and supplied to my family, my mother is still going strong. To these communications I replied and little did I know that from this I was going to meet the person who I would fall madly in love with, and on the 04/04/2008 in Glasgow, Scotland, Debora and I got married, she became Debora Gina Turk and I became the happiest wee Scotsman to wear a kilt with nothing underneath and marry a beautiful Brazilian woman.
As some of you will know Debora (43)had 3 Mitral Valve Replacements. The party after the wedding was everything I had hoped for and our song was Everything by Michael Buble. My best man David Harper was on top form and Debora's mother Hilda arrived from Brazil the day before. Debora's daughter Bruna (11) was unable to attend. The night was truly magical.
Weeks later Debora was diagnosed with inoperable Lung Cancer at the Southern General Hospital Glasgow. Dr's Sweeney,Davies, Davidson, McIntyre and Dunn were truly magnificent in their care for Debora and you know she had them laughing and I believe she actually brightened up their day. I attended every appointment and tried my very best to be there, comfort, support and love "my Debora"
She had 3 cycles of Chemo and approx 15 sessions of Radiotherapy at the Beatson Cancer Centre Glasgow. Dr Grainne Dunn advised us that we should return to Brazil. I gave up my flat, sold my car etc and on the 26/11/08 we left Glasgow for Curitiba, Brazil.
Brazil is a very beautiful country and the people have been so warm and supportive. I just never stopped to realise just how many other people love Debora.
Sadly Debora battled , and I mean battled to have, in her words "Christmas at home with the people I love most in the world" to which I felt more than proud to be included in that list of people; Hilda, Bruna, Victor, Sylvia, Jana and Mauricio. Debora passed away at 5.50pm on 29/12/2008 at Hospital Do Coracao and buried at 4.00pm in the Cemetery Iguaco Curitiba on 30/12/2008. Joe Turk (41) Curitiba, Parana, Brazil.
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