I went to High School with your Mum - and I have a beautiful son of my own and could not imagine how she feels without you....

I think about Mel quite often. We were classmates but didn’t socialise with the same people outside of uni. I debated against her team in first year uni... they won :) and then we spent 2 weeks in an intensive journalism workshop right at the end of our degree. Since there was only 6 of us in that class we all bonded and got to know each other in a way we had not in the past 3 years of uni. I always liked Mel and remember being pleased we finally got a chance to talk. I enjoyed those two weeks because even though it was a class, we all had a lot of fun. She was kind, friendly and always had something insightful to bring to class discussions. She was a thinker. I liked that. Mel will never be forgotten by those of us that knew her, no matter how briefly. Those of us that were in that workshop still talk about her.... we always will i think.