The Flowering Gum: A mother's path from grief to peace

When seventeen-year-old Kieran planned his Easter camping weekend in the bush with his mates, he didn’t intend to wind up in the trauma centre of the state’s largest hospital in a coma—nor did he intend to slip off to heaven four days later. Devastated and bewildered by her teenage son’s sudden death, Alexandra began to write to Kieran in a diary given by a caring friend. Imagine her shock when he began to respond to her messages!

This touching and thought-provoking journal shares a journey...