Queenslander Missing on Canning Stock Route

Thank you EIT

Sad to hear Gaynor, even when someone has issues.

Issues are a part of life. If you don't have issues ... you are dead.

Can someone please tell me where this information first came from as I am one of those family members and the fact that it appeared here, and with the information it contains, 2 days before we were informed has caused undue stress to the family and friends of this man. Please be considerate of others in future.

You only have to read the posts to see who has put this information up or you can contact administration for more details.
Tanya M we are very sorry for your great loss of your loved one. No matter what the circumstance the loss of a loved one is devastating and to hear about through a forum must be horrible. Our crew and family would like to wish you and your family/friends our deepest condolenses we are thinking of you all. The Canning Stock Route Walking Trek for Suicide Awareness Crew

Hello Tanya

I am very sorry to hear of your loss.

Having walked the Canning alone, and being someone who lives with depression, I do have a tiny idea of what he may have experienced out there.

The desert is harsh .... but it is also beautiful, and in a way, for me it is home, a place to return to.

According to the report, it was his intention to walk west along the tops of the dunes. This is not a decision by someone who has decided to live, but one who has accepted his fate and has chosen to die ... eyes filled with beauty and a heart at peace ..... and final acceptance. The desert has that effect.

Why do I believe that?

I have walked twice into the desert to die, but in my case, I found the will to live again each time, the tiny flickering of light within burning brighter with each visit.

I would like to believe that Jodie found peace in his last moments. That is not a bad thing. But it is hard on those he left behind. It always is.

It was my intention to send this as a private message, but there does not seem to be a facility for that with us both as non members.

Wishing you peace and acceptance.
Gaynor

P.S.

The information came off another forum called PradoPoint. I see that the thread has since been made unavailable.

My contact details are gaynor@canningwalker.com

Tanya

My condolences to you, your family and friends. A horrible way to hear about the loss of a loved one.

But don't forget that we all accept it without censorship and this is a prime example where it can burn you. Just like Twitter and Facebook. It is the nature of the beast.

And may I also say, the Canning.

Thank you for you time.

Phil

Thank you for that Gaynor and PJR. He also thought of the desert as hell or home and can only hope he found his peace before he left us as his problems were not as big as his mind must have been thinking at the time. The post on the other site may have been removed as I also got on to them. There was a lot of information on there that had not been released to the family yet and although it did give us more it wasn't a nice way of finding out. It will be at least another month before formal identification is given so until then we are grieving with no final outcome yet.

Tanya