A Baby for the Flying Doctor
“It was quite exciting. She’d never been on a train before, well, not this sort. This was a long-distance train that cut its way from west to east across the wide brown land of Australia. She’d boarded the train at the Didja station, but there were still another two full days of train travel before she arrived in Sydney.
Phemie smiled, pleased she’d finally decided to do something for herself…well, sort of for herself. Anthony had been a big part of her decision to travel by train and she was de...finitely the sort of person who put others first.
Being raised with a disabled brother—a brother she loved dearly—had taught her that her needs generally came second. Sometimes, when she’d been growing up, she’d been jealous of the attention Anthony received but had known it was necessary. After she’d experienced those moments of envy, she would be swamped immediately by guilt. It was hardly Anthony’s fault he’d been born with Down’s syndrome.
She was excited to see him on Friday morning when he and his friends would join the train journey for the last day of adventure.MoreLess
Phemie smiled, pleased she’d finally decided to do something for herself…well, sort of for herself. Anthony had been a big part of her decision to travel by train and she was de...finitely the sort of person who put others first.
Being raised with a disabled brother—a brother she loved dearly—had taught her that her needs generally came second. Sometimes, when she’d been growing up, she’d been jealous of the attention Anthony received but had known it was necessary. After she’d experienced those moments of envy, she would be swamped immediately by guilt. It was hardly Anthony’s fault he’d been born with Down’s syndrome.
She was excited to see him on Friday morning when he and his friends would join the train journey for the last day of adventure.MoreLess
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