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03:50 PM on Jun 04, 2008

Life is a fucking bitch. Make no mistake, if there is an afterlife; the big man had better be hiding when I get up there.

My Grandad Weal had a stroke this weekend...

So I was enjoying a relaxing week with my mum and dad over in France, catching some rays and generally enjoying a chance to think about the last month or so and to gather some semblence of an idea of what to do next.

Now my plans have taken another hit.

On Saturday evening we received a call that grandad had had a stroke and was in a bad way. He's stable now thankfully but it looks like he's paralyzed down his left side. For a man whose life revolved so much around motorsports and driving after my Nan died last October I can't help but feel that he would probably rather have joined her.

Been back in the UK now since Sunday so I decided to try running the Russian-Ring FT event to give me something to focus on and to do something my Grandad enjoyed watching me do over my shoulder: give it fucking large chasing someone down.

Unfortunately I was struggling to concentrate properly and made a hash of it.

Shit has a habbit of comming in threes so I'm hoping that this is all over with now. Sucks to say hello to you all again in this way but c'est la vie.

jw




Posted by Brian Fairley at 04:06 PM on Jun 04, 2008
Comment #1

Freakin hell Jon you aint half had some bad luck mate. Hope grandad Weal recovers back to full health and that is the end of your terrible luck.

Posted by Scott Michaels at 05:36 PM on Jun 04, 2008
Comment #2

Good luck to Grandpa Weal. I hope he can get some enjoyment from watching you race.

Posted by Nick Phillips at 08:50 PM on Jun 04, 2008
Comment #3

Unbelievable Jon, there is a light at the end of the tunnel!

Posted by Francesco Zargani at 12:26 AM on Jun 05, 2008
Comment #4

Jon, mon ami m8-- hope sunshine breaks through these clouds and grandpa gets better soon.
As far as the track goes, I know how hard it is to race when your mind is heavy with problems, worries, stress. I just hope soon you'll find enough comfort to go out and give it some welly-- I'll be on the track ready to rub wheels.


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