This book Twenty Years An Angel was originlly called Bee Sting - My Bali Diary. It is dedicated to the love of my life, Shane Patrick Walsh-Till.
January 26 1970 - October 12 2022.
RIP, my angel; it's been twenty years.
Tilly deserved his story to be told. He was the most amazing man this world ever had, and then, gone! He was taken far too soon from his family and friends, and he was taken from me in a selfish, political terrorist attack claiming the lives of 202 people and injuring so many innocent people.
On Saturday, October 12, 2002, 202 people were killed in the Bali bombing terrorist attack.
This is my real and honest diary of the days and months following that tragic event.
This is Edit 2022; this version includes my original diary that has been added to and edited in 2022. It includes the aftermath of my life and the past twenty years since the tragedy. This version also includes my annual reflections over the past eight years and an analysis of some of my feelings with the hindsight of twenty years of grief.
This is definitely not a book for everyone to read. It is deeply personal and perhaps strange to some people, but it is honest. For me, it is a personal achievement to have moved forward over the past twenty years the way I have. I believe this is partly due to writing this journal to express my feelings so openly, without fearing what others would think.
In some way, my enduring grief equals my love for Tilly. It won't ever stop.
I believe that if I can help someone else grow through their grief, I have done a good thing by sharing mine.
I hope this book encourages you to enjoy every earth day, as it may just be your last.
Why the title Bee Sting? You'll see. ItÕs the reason why IÕm still alive.
Thank you for reading our story.