I met Seonai on a silent march from Pier to Pier in Brighton. We wanted to show solidarity with the monks uprising in Burma and Seonai was there. Thinking back, it must have been really hard for her to walk this distance. She instantly struck me as a lady with grace and dignity. Later down the pub, I realised she had quite a wicked sense of houmour too and as Lucy said, was a great conversationalist. I remember going home feeling delighted to have made such a brilliant new friend. Since then, Vicky, Seonai and I met each week to talk about Burma and arrange events. Our campaign group was re-invigorated having Seonai on board. We all got on so well not to mention her expertise in reseach, journalism and SEAsia! Slowly Seonai was less and less able to come out and eventually our meetings were held at her flat or in hospital. She never grew tired of hearing our news and was so increbibly non judging, encouraging and supportive. She complained so rarely about what she was going through and her outlook has given me strength as a result. As a friend, Seonai has given me so much more than she has taken away and I feel so lucky that I knew her for the brief time I did. I would love to know what she was like before she contracted TB. An unstoppable force I reckon! Much Love Bert xx