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Dearest Baaba,

It’s been a while! Lately, I have been thinking a lot about you. Whenever I am praying, you are one of the things I thank God for! Having a father such as you were impacted me so much and I do not take it for granted. Even though you are not here...I still feel your presence. You are such a huge part of my life. One thing I beat myself so much about is that I have not achieved an ounce of what you were able to achieve! I have even failed to find time to research ideas as much as you used to. You just seemed to have way more hours in a day than I do!! For as long as I have breath though...I am still committed to doing some of the things that I learnt from you. One of the questions you always asked...'When are you leaving formal employment?' ...is one I still struggle with...5 years down the road. It is so scary out there! I respect those who have managed to jump ship and are able not to only sustain themselves but their employees and all the people that depend on them. I certainly look forward to jumping ship and adding a new dimension to my life. I do not want to live a one-track kind of life. I want to explore other things! I want to create, to employ, to lead...the list is endless. I know as long as I put one foot in front of the other, I will get there. I learnt from you that I can and will achieve whatever I set my mind too. I love the farming side of things. The days I spend in Nwoya are so refreshing! The air is so fresh and the stress levels though high are certainly different from the office pressures! Oh, the lessons we've learnt on the Nwoya journey are priceless. I'd have loved to share every bit of that journey with you and I am so sure you’d have enjoyed it and been our greatest cheerleader too. I know if we don’t give up, keep pushing on and get the breakthrough we have been yearning for...we will have made you proud. I will have exercised the resilience and faith that I admired in you.

Love you my Baaba,

Rest in peace

Sue