Dear friends

I have some more information for you about Sunday

There will be an initial slightly 'more formal' memorial gathering which will start at 11h00 at Little Streams, which will be followed by tea and light snacks. The venue is a wonderfully peaceful outdoor space which has a large lawn which extends from the area where the memorial will be held. The venue will allow us to stay in their space until 19h00 and we are inviting people who would like to, to stay on. There is lots of space for this, so please bring along blankets, food and drink (alcohol is allowed).

Little Streams is next to the wine farm Klein Constantia. The directions are below.

Paul Ward, Asha's cousin, is putting together some photos for a slide show. If you have high resolution photos of Asha please send them to meghanrosefinn@gmail.com by Saturday morning.

There will be a space for people to leave messages for the family to read at a later stage .

Directions to Little Stream

1. Follow M3 Blue Route highway in the direction of Muizenberg

2. Take the Ladies Mile Rd exit.

3. At the robot turn left into Ladies Mile.

4. Go over the Bridge and turn left into Spaanschemat River Road.

5. Pass "Peddlars on the Bend" and the Waldorf School on the right.

6. After the School, take the Klein Constantia Rd which forks to the right.

7. Pass entrance to Karamat on the left

8. Pass Buitenverwachting on the left.

9. Shortly after this the road curves sharply to the right.

10. As you see the Klein Constantia pillars, Little Stream is on the right next to the entrance to the Klein Constantia Wine Estate and Karamat.

11. Look for the Little Stream sign at the entrance. Park and follow the ribbons.

I have a map which I can email to you - watterslife@gmail.com

Sunday gathering

Dear friends

I have some more information for you about Sunday

There will be a 'more formal' gathering which will start at 11h00 at Little Streams. The venue is a wonderfully peaceful outdoor space and is next to the wine farm Klein Constantia. To get there one takes the Ladies Mile turnoff off the M3 and heads towards Constantia. Turn left onto Spaanscemat river road, take the Klein Constantia Road turnoff to the right and follow the road until you get to Little Stream ( Please contact me for more specific directions).

Paul Ward, Asha's cousin, is putting together some photos for a slide show. If you have high resolution photos of Asha please send them to meghanrosefinn@gmail.com by Saturday morning

There will also be a space for people to leave messages for the family to read at a later stage

There will be a tea with light snacks at the end of this proceeding.

The venue will allow us to stay in their space until 19h00 and we are inviting people who would like to stay and just 'be' to bring blankets, food and drinks (alcohol is allowed). There is lots of shade and space for this.

Asha's friends tell me that she loved purple so maybe you would like to add a touch of purple to your clothing on Sunday

Memorial information

Memorial: Sunday 11am at The Little Stream, Klein Constantia Road, Constantia.

In lieu of flowers Heather and Peter have asked the Philosophy Dept at UCT to co-ordinate donations commemorating Asha. At a later stage they will decide how best to use the donations. The banking details are:

Name: Philosophy Soc UCT

Bank: First National Bank
Branch: Sea Point
Branch code: 201809
Account Number: 60017202792
Account type: Business Supersaver (savings or transactional)

David Benatar, Head of Philosophy at UCT has asked if donors could inform the department by sending the information, possibly a scan of the deposit slip, to philosophy@uct.ac.za or a fax to (021) 650 5203.

thank you

It is okay to phone the land line. Please no flowers

Asha died peacefully this morning at 7 o'clock.

Perhaps you could leave messages here so the family can read them when they are ready.

Heather, Peter and Kai (their son) have been staying at the hospital and are going back to Kalk Bay now

Tuesday evening

Gail has just phoned me

She had just left the hospital. Asha is still in ICU and is sedated and unconscious.

Yesterday Kai was able to speak to Asha.

Obviously no visitors, just lots of caring thoughts.

Laine who lives in the flat at Kalk Bay has emailed to say she is making sure the dogs are happy, just in case anyone was concerned about them.

Just to let you know that I still havent heard much news other than that Asha's condition is still really bad and has not improved. The family know about your support and thoughts.

Tuesday 24 january

Just to let you know that there is no news as Gail has not spoken to Heather or Peter this morning.

space required and positive thoughts

The latest info from Gail is that the family would like some space to be together with Asha. Visiting at 8 is not an option as Asha is still in ICU.

Her condition has not improved. They will be talking to an oncologist later tonight so there will only be an update tomorrow. A further request not to message the family until we hear otherwise

Small request

Please no more flowers!

Also a reminder that it is not possible to visit Asha at present as she is having that procedure. Please wait for an update before trying to visit her

23 January 2012

Hi I have just spoken to Gail and have this information.

Kai is in Cape Town

The swelling has not got down so they are unable to do the biopsy this afternoon. They are however doing another investigative procedure.

No visiting possible at present

22 January 2012

Asha's condition
There is some swelling at the moment, which is putting pressure on the brain. This is what is causing the forgetfulness, difficulty with words, problems with her right side, difficulty with numbers, etc. She's been on medication to bring the swelling down. However, this has not had the required effect, and the pressure is worse, causing the symptoms to intensify. This is why she moved back to Vincent Pallotti early.
The doctors have changed/upped her medication, so hopefully the swelling will go down and she can have her biopsy tomorrow as planned.

This the medical situation

The tumour is in her connective tissue. It's mostly in the left side of her brain, but has spread to the right. This is causing her issues with the right side of the body. The fact that it is in the connective tissue is what makes it impossible to operate on. Heather says they are going to try chemo or radiation or some other treatments (that we're not yet sure of) to try and shrink the tumour.
Friday 20 jan
At the moment there's pressure on the brain, which is causing the forgetfulness, difficulty with numbers and words, and headaches. They have been giving her steroids, to take the pressure off. This should bring her back to her normal mental state sometime next week, and is also so that they can do the biopsy, which is taking place on Monday. This is when we'll find out the exact details.

Hi

Afraid this is a new space so still learning how best to use it

kathy