{"id":271135,"date":"2025-10-27T12:17:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T10:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/?p=271135"},"modified":"2025-10-27T12:17:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T10:17:40","slug":"boekskryf-haar-pad-na-genesing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/boekskryf-haar-pad-na-genesing\/","title":{"rendered":"Boekskryf haar pad na genesing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sy het swerwersbloed in haar are en &#8216;n ewige liefde vir plante en die natuur. 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Dit is kortverhale gevul met lewensvreugde, frustrasies, hoop \u00e9n teleurstellings. Die boek is &#8216;n lewensverhaal propvol soeke \u00e9n vind van vastrapplekke, waar asem geskep en later w\u00e9\u00e9r nuwe reisplanne gemaak is vir &#8216;n volgende opwindende en leersame bestemming, werkplek, kampeerterrein of tydelike woonhuis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ursula was vir 16 jaar &#8216;n alleenloper n\u00e1 &#8216;n egskeiding. Toe ontmoet sy John, &#8216;n geesgenoot wat haar liefde en passie vir reis, avontuur, sport en die natuur kon deel. 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Saam het di\u00e9 egpaar, met hul byna onblusbare ondernemingsgees en jukkende reisvoete, hul droom gel\u00e9\u00e9f. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die lewe se onvoorspelbaarheid het egter vir n\u00f3g &#8216;n onverwagse opslagbal gesorg: &#8220;Demensie is by John gediagnoseer en hy ervaar gesondheidsprobleme. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Ek was platgeslaan en het aan depressie en angstigheid begin ly. Skryfwerk vir my boek het my egter gehelp om te herstel. Ek is nou 70 jaar oud en genees.&#8221; \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>St. Helenabaai is vir nou Ursula, John en Rusty &#8216;n tuiste en veilige hawe. Hul huis in Britannica Heights \u2013 hoog teen die skuinste \u2013 het &#8216;n praguitsig oor die bedrywige Langpad en Hannasbaai. 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