I am forwarding this note that relates to one of my work colleagues. She worked a couple of desks up from my office and would often be first in the office each day. I would see her most mornings down at the Gym with her husband. She was a regular at our weekly Catholic masses on campus. Your prayers are requested. She is 32 years old.
Sad News and a Request
A lot of you may not know Thi Bui, who works on level 9 in the neo development team, but even so I ask that you please read through this email and consider the request.
The short story
Thi had her 2nd child in May but unfortunately the cancer that she was diagnosed with in about the 20th week of her pregnancy has become terminal and she is not expected to live very long. Her husband Peter is devastated and faced with raising their 2 young daughters alone.
The request
Please consider contributing to a collection that will be sent to her husband Peter. We expect that the money will go towards funeral expenses. Drew is creating a card for Pat with a picture of Thi and we will circulate that to ITD staff in the Tower. Please consider donating to the collection, even if you didn't get a chance to know her, because it can make a difference, even if its a small one, to the family to know that her work colleagues are thinking of her. Money can also be left with ITD Reception, or given to Pat or Julie.
The longer story
Thi is a lovely, gentle, quiet woman who adores her family. She started work at UTS in June 2005 and at that time she had a daughter, Gabrielle, who is now 4. Earlier this year, during her 2nd pregnancy, Thi was diagnosed with bowel cancer and she was faced with the impossible decision of continuing the pregnancy or terminating it. She continued as long as she could so that her daughter could be born with the best chance of survival. Annabel was born prematurely by caesarean but is now a healthy baby. After recuperating from the caesarean, Thi had been undergoing chemotherapy but it was not successful. She underwent an operation to remove the growth last week but the cancer had spread and they could not continue the operation. Thi is currently in hospital but has been taken off life support.
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