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Pamela Cole

‘Drive-through, no worries: Why a trip to Maccas is part of my daily ritual’

Pamela and her sister travelled to Limerick, Ireland to see where their father grew up. Source: Getty

‘Retracing my father’s footsteps all the way back to Ireland’

‘Retracing my father’s footsteps all the way back to Ireland’

Despite a lifetime of travel, a trip back to her father's birthplace holds special meaning for this community writer.

Pamela uncovered some interesting family secrets when she delved into her history. Source: Pixabay

‘The skeletons I found hiding in my family history closet’

‘The skeletons I found hiding in my family history closet’

"I probably discovered more than I bargained for, thanks to the internet!"

Pamela's grandchildren - her first granddaughter surrounded by her quadruplet siblings. Source: Pamela Cole

‘Twins and quadruplets! How my family has ballooned with multiple births’

‘Twins and quadruplets! How my family has ballooned with multiple births’

"I can still remember the shock we all got, just unimaginable and unthinkable how a working class family could support an instant large family."

Pamela has an infusion every four weeks and is being extra careful during the coronavirus pandemic. Source: Getty Images

‘Coronavirus has put our life on hold, but at least we’ve got each other’

‘Coronavirus has put our life on hold, but at least we’ve got each other’

"There's no denying 2020 has become a very trying time in our country, since this dreadful virus, Covid-19 started spreading from China ..."

Pamela's mother abandoned the family's Christmas lunch ... but why? Source: Getty Images

‘Why my mother opted out of the family Christmas dinner’

‘Why my mother opted out of the family Christmas dinner’

"The week before Christmas, I got a cheque in the mail and a note from my mother saying she and my father weren’t coming..."

One of the things Pamela and her daughter loved on their holiday was the Rockefeller Center skating rink. Source: Getty Images

‘Snow way! I almost had a white Christmas when I travelled to the US’

‘Snow way! I almost had a white Christmas when I travelled to the US’

"It was wonderful to see the Christmas decorations in the city, the highlight was the beautiful Christmas tree in the Plaza Hotel."

Pamela wishes gifts were still opened on the day of the party in front of guests.

‘How rude! Why is there no time to open gifts at parties anymore?’

‘How rude! Why is there no time to open gifts at parties anymore?’

"It was a special time and somehow along the way times changed and presents remain unopened until hours later or even the following day."

One of the beautiful scenic views at Mount Kaputar National Park. Source: Pamela Cole

‘A road trip to escape the Australian winter chill’

‘A road trip to escape the Australian winter chill’

"Our road trip was almost over, we had experienced the cold, the warmth and the dry all in two weeks. Home was only a few hours away."

Pamela was hospitalised twice with pneumonia. Source: Getty Images

‘Watch, wait and keep healthy: How I deal with having a rare cancer’

‘Watch, wait and keep healthy: How I deal with having a rare cancer’

"I have joined a Facebook support group, but this is a rare disease and some are a lot worse than I am."

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