When it is too hot, my chronic illness flares and I cannot be in the garden or even in the house if it is not air-conditioned. I am forced to lie down and cannot walk far.
Cairns, QLD
Our friends lost their homes in the floods of Jasper. We spent days with them washing out mud and trying to save what photos and furniture we could. It’s been over 18 months and theirs and other houses still can’t be moved back into.
When it is too hot, my chronic illness flares and I cannot be in the garden or even in the house if it is not air-conditioned. I am forced to lie down and cannot walk far.
When we lived in Melbourne, there were many days when I had to close up the house because of bushfire smoke and extreme heat. One time smoke was drifting from fires in Sydney and I was wearing masks on my way to and from work.
Summer always brings anxiety about extreme weather.
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