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My mum, a dietician, retired on her 64th birthday. Fair to say she sacrificed a lot in her career to look after me and my two brothers Matt and Jez. But retirement wasn’t the end for Mum, it was the start, the opportunity to live HER life. She was developing a fine talent as an artist and loved travel (especially coming to Australia) and culture.
The very next day she was informed she had lung cancer. For five years she battled it admirably, and towards the end, in and out of hospices.
She even got two wigs, one for home, and a ‘going out’ wig which had flamboyant reddish tinges - she called it the Sharon Osbourne wig.
In her last 3months, I returned to England. In the afternoon, I would carry her out of bed to the car and we would drive to one of the many little villages that pepper Kent, the Garden of England, and we would talk, and have ‘the talk’ that you only have with a parent who is dying. True talk, fears, memories, hopes, desires, wishes. We’d arrive at the village, and by the time I had turned around, she was asleep. She had made her destination. A lesson in itself. I’m crying as I write this.
Such special times that I always wanted to turn it into a film. Two people in a car isn’t that interesting, so I expanded the premise to 5 countries around the globe, to coincide with our honeymoon, which took us from Sydney to Hong Kong, to London, to Dubai and then India.
Made by just the two of us, with a small camera and a gopro, what it lacks in production values it makes up in heart. The Road to Vagator won many awards around the world and is a beautiful tribute to my Mum. Watch it here
https://tenalphas.com.au/search#277855679
Those angels in the hospice showed Mum, and us, human kindness I didn’t think possible, and so when Sian asked me to get involved with this, it took me about 0.03 nano seconds to say yes - its to honour those palliative care nurses.
Vale Mum, I hope I make you proud.
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Andrew (papa) Bolton
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Anonymous
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Andrew Everingham
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Nat & Mick
darling Nick… constantly moved by the way you adored your sweet Mum. And forever grateful that I’ve been one of the lucky ones to survive that evil disease. Dance like no one is watching brother. Except they will be 🤣
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Bianca Logan
That’s great Nick, good luck.
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Ross Giannone
Dance the night away
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Jess Milne
proud of you!
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Elena Matienko
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Monica Davidson
You're the best!
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Susan E Turnbull
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Richard Caladine
Thanks Nick!
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Mcmc
Great cause NB. Your mum would be proud.
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Will Palmer
love you man!
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Matt Bolton
Well done twinkle toes!
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Jez Bolton
Great cause and wish I was there to see you trying to dance properly.
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Andrew Hill
A beautiful tribute to your mum indeed - well done!
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Holly Lyons
Good luck! I hope there will be a video!
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Nick Hazel
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Al Ferrier
Good luck twinkle toes. Love Al, Artie, Freddie and Lizzy
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Ihaka Jones
Cancer sucks Boogie onward for the ones we lose, mate
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Tash
You will do your mum proud, Nick!
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Tim
Can’t wait to see you dance buddy. Great cause. Good luck.
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Pauline Kingsford-smith
Would really love to see the show and buy a ticket . When and where in wollongong is the show ?
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Anonymous
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Kathy Sharpe
Good luck Bundanon writing buddy - you'll be great!
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Kelly Bolton
Have a blast!
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Christine Firkin
Have fun Nick!
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Ashleigh Murray
Go for it mate! Love this.
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Daniel Marsh
I witnessed a lot of the 'early work' back in the 90's and just hope that you're dancing has improved a lot since then (mine hasn't!!!!). Your mum would be so proud, and will no doubt be laughing at you with the rest of us, good luck Nicky B, I want to see the evidence! X
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Will Price
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Steve Langdon
She'd be very proud my friend, as am I to know you as a mate.
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Chris Griggs
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Elsa Evers
What a beautiful, celebratory way to honour your mum. Elsa and Jamie
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Anonymous
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Valerie Hussain Hussain
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Nabila Farhat
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Alex Wregg
Great cause to be supporting Nick!
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Creo Studio
Looking forward to seeing you dance!
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Lisa Scope
Go Nick
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Vanessa
Bloody Bravo! Proud to support someone who invests so much into supporting and championing others!!
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Liz
Shimmy shimmy shake!
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Anonymous
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Rb
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Sophie Bentley
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Well done big Nicko, Mum would be very proud