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July• 2019 | 61- Gray thought he saw something
move. He asked the pilot to circle
back.
Then Gray saw a dog. Then a wom-
an with silver hair waving at the
chopper. He radioed the team, giving
new instructions. From a distance,
he watched searchers running to the
woman. He saw them hug her. His
radio came to life: we have Jean.
After six days in the woods, Jean
was too weak to walk out on her own.
Gray called in a larger Coast Guard
helicopter, one that could hoist Jean
up into the chopper in a basket, while
the ground crew carried Yoda out.
At the hospital, doctors were
stunned that Jean’s only injuries
were scratches on her legs. Tests
revealed that her potassium was
low from eating next to nothing for
nearly a week. She was released
from the hospital that night with a
prescription for potassium tablets,
which she chased down with a big
bowl of cherries.
When rescuers discussed the
search, they talked about the small
urn. Without it, they would never have
found Jean. Gray is convinced that
Jack Geer’s spirit protected his wife.
Jean doesn’t doubt it. But the
woman who questioned her will to
go on without her husband had
found the wherewithal to survive.
And with that came a life-affirming
conclusion. “It’s time to let go and
let [my] own light shine, and stand
up,” she told theSeattle Times.
“This situation forced me. I realised
I had to be on my own and move on
to my life.”WHAT’S IN A (BABY) NAME?We are not here to say you should avoid non-traditional names
when naming a baby, but, let’s be realistic: some are good, some
are bad, and some are probably best avoided. Here are some of
the more unusual baby names 2019 has to offer so far.
Parents looking for colourful names are opting for Grey, Blue,
Mauve, Lilac, Ivory, Fawn, Sage and Ash. For those with more
minimalist tastes, Rio, Koa and Jem are proving popular- and one baby was even named after the letter ‘A’.
Other uncommon choices for girls include Alba-Crystal, Luna-
Marvella, Princess, Persephone, Rainbow, Royalty, Rarity and
Snow. Names for boys include Awesome, Arrow, Merlin, Lucifer
(bad behaviour guaranteed), Harlem-Ace, Winter, Wit and
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