Our plan has been to leave on our round-the-world one-year work while traveling trip on the 29th of December. We had all the tickets booked and were ready to go when Grace’s aunt - who has been battling cancer for around 6 months - was hospitalized in critical condition.

She has a type of Leukemia called AML which is the most difficult to treat as it spreads extremely fast. Today she entered the ICA unit as her blood pressure goes from highs to lows and she needs 24/7 medical attention to monitor her blood levels and administer any blood or platelet transfusions or other medical care.

Happier times. Grace’s aunt and cousin at our wedding in Spain.

We now need to wait to see what happens before going anywhere. This difficult time makes us more determined to live life to the fullest. Once we have a clearer picture of how things are going we can work out when to leave. After all, family comes first.

In the meantime we will continue to post videos of our Asian travels on Worldiki.

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