Haig Miller Life Story
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Haig Miller Life Story
Nov 20, 2023, 5:13 PM
to annieg
Hi Annie,
I have yellow highlighted the places that were not clear to me.
So, for Haig, in addition to reading the story told so far, I would like him to provide correct information for those places indicating the line number.
Now I realise that there are quite a few places to correct. It may take quite a bit of time if Haig and I did this together in our meeting.
We could do this, or we could do this correction in another way with your help.
You can print out the document and Haig can go over the places highlighted with question marks, probably with your help, and write the corrections on the paper before I come. Then, we (I and Haig) go over the corrections together. This is just an idea, so it is up to you and Haig.
The corrections can be made not so immediately each week.
I think having more stories told by Haig is more important than making these corrections.
Reading the transcribed draft is good for Haig to recall where he is at the story telling.
Regards,
Sejin
The document
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Annieg <annieg@adam.com.au>
Nov 20, 2023, 9:21 PM
to me
Thank you Sejin very much. We shall enjoy reading and reviewing this evening.
Kind regards
Annie
Sent from my iPhone
On 20 Nov 2023, at 5:14 pm, Sejin Pak Gmail <sejin.pak8@gmail.com> wrote:
<Haig Miller Week 1.docx>
Sejin Pak Gmail <sejin.pak8@gmail.com>
Nov 26, 2023, 12:34 PM
to Annieg
Hi Annie,
Please see attached the week 2 draft.
Please make any corrections and comments, and it would be good if you provide me with a copy of that.
Sejin
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Annieg <annieg@adam.com.au>
Nov 27, 2023, 12:56 AM
to me
Dear Sejin
It breaks my heart to tell you that Haig passed away at home on Sunday morning with the assistance of the amazing Calvary care team. From about Thursday his body seemed to say enough is enough and it was time to slip away. He showed such amazing strength and courage over the nearly four years he fought this disease.
Please know that your much appreciated work with Haig will not be futile and I fully intend to read your latest draft but please give me time to do. Perhaps you could advise me on the protocol of finishing stories under these circumstances.
With sincere thanks to you Sejin.
Annie
Sent from my iPhone
On 26 Nov 2023, at 12:34 pm, Sejin Pak Gmail <sejin.pak8@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Annie,
Please see attached the week 2 draft.
Please make any corrections and comments, and it would be good if you provide me with a copy of that.
Sejin
On Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 9:21 PM Annieg <annieg@adam.com.au> wrote:
Thank you Sejin very much. We shall enjoy reading and reviewing this evening.
Kind regards
Annie
Sent from my iPhone
On 20 Nov 2023, at 5:14 pm, Sejin Pak Gmail <sejin.pak8@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Annie,
I have yellow highlighted the places that were not clear to me.
So, for Haig, in addition to reading the story told so far, I would like him to provide correct information for those places indicating the line number.
Now I realise that there are quite a few places to correct. It may take quite a bit of time if Haig and I did this together in our meeting.
We could do this, or we could do this correction in another way with your help.
You can print out the document and Haig can go over the places highlighted with question marks, probably with your help, and write the corrections on the paper before I come. Then, we (I and Haig) go over the corrections together. This is just an idea, so it is up to you and Haig.
The corrections can be made not so immediately each week.
I think having more stories told by Haig is more important than making these corrections.
Reading the transcribed draft is good for Haig to recall where he is at the story telling.
Regards,
Sejin
The document
<Haig Miller Week 1.docx>
<Haig Miller week 2 (1).docx>
Sejin Pak Gmail <sejin.pak8@gmail.com>
Nov 27, 2023, 9:47 AM
to Annieg
Dear Annie,
My deepest condolences for Haig’s passing.
The life story that Haig told in two hours is a very substantial amount that can be made into a book. We will try to do that.
There are probably things that you need to attend, so there is no urgency.
And I need also need to consult others how to handle this case, but we need to get two things done eventually.
First, you go over the second week’s draft and make any correction.
When that is done, I will visit you to pickup the corrected draft. Please prepare some ten pictures to include in the story. I will take picture of the pictures you provide while I am visiting your house.
Then I will eventually produce the draft of the whole story with pictures. Then, you make a final suggestion. I will also consult others for the final editing and set up.
The booklet will be produced as was specified in the original agreement.
Regards,
Sejin
Sejin Pak Gmail <sejin.pak8@gmail.com>
Feb 20, 2024, 11:06 PM
to Annieg
Dear Annie,
I hope you are well.
I am not sure whether you have time to think about completing Haig's life story.
At any rate, I am sending you a new version of life story for both week 1 and week 2.
The (version 2) week 1 one incorporated all the corrections you and Haig indicated previously. However, there are still some places with yellow highlights and question marks. These are places that I could not decipher. If you have any idea, you may add words on the right side margin as before. If you are not able, then I will make the final decision to smoothen the sentences.
For the week 2 (also version 2) part, the yellow highlighted places with question marks have the same issue of not being clear in the recording.
But for the other parts, I made some changes to make the reading easier.
First, I introduced 4 or 5 subtitles to break the parts of the life story into clear sections.
Then, I introduced some occasional sentences to help understanding.
These measures would help reading a little bit.
I think the historical and technical aspects of book binding would not be easy for any reader to understand. But the reader who may not share Haig's interest in the details of book binding may still get the enthusiasm that Haig has about the topic.
The most important point of the second week's life story is what Haig says about JOY and IKIGAI.
Haig seems deeply impressed by the Japanese book of Happiness and the concept of ikigai.
Haig says he wrote a little speech about ikigai for the occasion of receiving the volunteer award from the University of Adelaide. I would like to read this speech. I am guessing that it is something that we may add to this lifestory.
I would also like to get more information about the Japanese Book of Happiness that Haig refers to in the writing.
I wonder whether this is the book, <Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life>. May be not.
At any rate, it would be great to hear what you wish to do with Haig's life story.
If it is purely a matter of making the life story more readable by making it into more standard English, it can be also done with another volunteer in the program. If your concern is on a different aspect, I would like to hear it.
Although there is no urgency, I hope we can bring Haig's lifestory into completion.
Regards,
Sejin
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annieg@adam.com.au
Feb 28, 2024, 3:59 PM
to me
Hello Sejin
Thank you for your email and for your text today. I appreciate all the work you have put in to Haig’s story.
After reading the drafts, and after consulting with Haig’s sister with whom he was very close, we think it is best not to proceed with his story.
There is a lot of editing to do. After careful reading, and not a scan through as I have done previously which is all I was capable of doing at the time, it has occurred to me that Haig was telling his story at a time when one of the drugs he was taking, Dexamethazone, or speed, was making him ramble. Haig was an extremely coherent man in health and this does not come through in the transcription.
My grief is still raw and I do not have the energy or inclination to turn it into a story I know Haig would be happy to have published.
I do believe the Life Story program is wonderful. When Haig’s estate is finalised I will be making a donation to support it.
Again Sejin, it was a pleasure meeting you and working with you on this. I am sorry we are unable to bring Haig’s story to fruition.
With warm regards
Annie Graebner
Sejin Pak Gmail <sejin.pak8@gmail.com>
Feb 28, 2024, 6:50 PM
to annieg
Dear Annie,
Thank you for your reply.
I totally understand and respect your decision.
I will notify the lifestory program of Calvary Hospital about your decision.
Best wishes.
Sejin
Sejin Pak Gmail <sejin.pak8@gmail.com>
Feb 28, 2024, 7:09 PM
to Lynn, Peter
Dear Lynn and Peter,
I have been communicating with Haig's wife Annie.
This is to let you know that, in the last email, she expressed her wish not to continue with the completion of Haig's lifestory.
Regards,
Sejin
Sejin Pak Gmail <sejin.pak8@gmail.com>
Feb 28, 2024, 7:42 PM
to Erica
Dear Erica,
This is for your information since we discussed Haig Miller’s case.
Erica Womersley
Feb 28, 2024, 8:09 PM
to me
Many thanks Sejin,
Beautifully managed. It is a good to hear her perspective and consider the impact of particular medications. The important thing demonstrated here is the experience in telling their story is the important piece , not the product or outcome. As ai read his story it certainly seemed he enjoyed the retelling.
Thanks for all your work Sejin and I’ll look forward to working with you another time
Best wishes
Erica
Erica Womersley
Box 374
Montacute. SA 5134
Ph: 0407668225
Sent from my iPad
Peter Garner
Feb 29, 2024, 7:19 AM
to me
Very sorry to hear this, but it would seem to be the right thing to do. I will destroy all my copies.
Cheers
Peter
Peter Garner
On 28 Feb 2024, at 7:09 PM, Sejin Pak Gmail <sejin.pak8@gmail.com> wrote:
Lynn Newman
Fri, Mar 1, 1:20 PM
to Peter, Maria, me
Hi Sejin
I am sorry that you didn’t get to complete Haig’s story, I know it must be frustrating. Another story will come up soon, so please hang in there.
I am completing the LS statistics for February, and asking if you can send me the hours you spent working on Haig’s story, and the time travelling please. These will be added to February stats even though the story wasn’t finished.
Thanks so much.
Cheers
Lynn
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Haig Miller Life Story
Nov 20, 2023, 5:13 PMto annieg
Hi Annie,
I have yellow highlighted the places that were not clear to me.
So, for Haig, in addition to reading the story told so far, I would like him to provide correct information for those places indicating the line number.
Now I realise that there are quite a few places to correct. It may take quite a bit of time if Haig and I did this together in our meeting.
We could do this, or we could do this correction in another way with your help.
You can print out the document and Haig can go over the places highlighted with question marks, probably with your help, and write the corrections on the paper before I come. Then, we (I and Haig) go over the corrections together. This is just an idea, so it is up to you and Haig.
The corrections can be made not so immediately each week.
I think having more stories told by Haig is more important than making these corrections.
Reading the transcribed draft is good for Haig to recall where he is at the story telling.
Regards,
Sejin
The document
One attachment • Scanned by Gmail
Annieg <annieg@adam.com.au>
Nov 20, 2023, 9:21 PM
to me
Thank you Sejin very much. We shall enjoy reading and reviewing this evening.
Kind regards
Annie
Sent from my iPhone
On 20 Nov 2023, at 5:14 pm, Sejin Pak Gmail <sejin.pak8@gmail.com> wrote:
<Haig Miller Week 1.docx>
Sejin Pak Gmail <sejin.pak8@gmail.com>
Nov 26, 2023, 12:34 PMto Annieg
Hi Annie,
Please see attached the week 2 draft.
Please make any corrections and comments, and it would be good if you provide me with a copy of that.
Sejin
One attachment • Scanned by Gmail
Annieg <annieg@adam.com.au>
Nov 27, 2023, 12:56 AM
to me
Dear Sejin
It breaks my heart to tell you that Haig passed away at home on Sunday morning with the assistance of the amazing Calvary care team. From about Thursday his body seemed to say enough is enough and it was time to slip away. He showed such amazing strength and courage over the nearly four years he fought this disease.
Please know that your much appreciated work with Haig will not be futile and I fully intend to read your latest draft but please give me time to do. Perhaps you could advise me on the protocol of finishing stories under these circumstances.
With sincere thanks to you Sejin.
Annie
Sent from my iPhone
On 26 Nov 2023, at 12:34 pm, Sejin Pak Gmail <sejin.pak8@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Annie,
Please see attached the week 2 draft.
Please make any corrections and comments, and it would be good if you provide me with a copy of that.
Sejin
On Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 9:21 PM Annieg <annieg@adam.com.au> wrote:
Thank you Sejin very much. We shall enjoy reading and reviewing this evening.
Kind regards
Annie
Sent from my iPhone
On 20 Nov 2023, at 5:14 pm, Sejin Pak Gmail <sejin.pak8@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Annie,
I have yellow highlighted the places that were not clear to me.
So, for Haig, in addition to reading the story told so far, I would like him to provide correct information for those places indicating the line number.
Now I realise that there are quite a few places to correct. It may take quite a bit of time if Haig and I did this together in our meeting.
We could do this, or we could do this correction in another way with your help.
You can print out the document and Haig can go over the places highlighted with question marks, probably with your help, and write the corrections on the paper before I come. Then, we (I and Haig) go over the corrections together. This is just an idea, so it is up to you and Haig.
The corrections can be made not so immediately each week.
I think having more stories told by Haig is more important than making these corrections.
Reading the transcribed draft is good for Haig to recall where he is at the story telling.
Regards,
Sejin
The document
<Haig Miller Week 1.docx>
<Haig Miller week 2 (1).docx>
Sejin Pak Gmail <sejin.pak8@gmail.com>
Nov 27, 2023, 9:47 AM
to Annieg
Dear Annie,
My deepest condolences for Haig’s passing.
The life story that Haig told in two hours is a very substantial amount that can be made into a book. We will try to do that.
There are probably things that you need to attend, so there is no urgency.
And I need also need to consult others how to handle this case, but we need to get two things done eventually.
First, you go over the second week’s draft and make any correction.
When that is done, I will visit you to pickup the corrected draft. Please prepare some ten pictures to include in the story. I will take picture of the pictures you provide while I am visiting your house.
Then I will eventually produce the draft of the whole story with pictures. Then, you make a final suggestion. I will also consult others for the final editing and set up.
The booklet will be produced as was specified in the original agreement.
Regards,
Sejin
Sejin Pak Gmail <sejin.pak8@gmail.com>
Feb 20, 2024, 11:06 PMto Annieg
Dear Annie,
I hope you are well.
I am not sure whether you have time to think about completing Haig's life story.
At any rate, I am sending you a new version of life story for both week 1 and week 2.
The (version 2) week 1 one incorporated all the corrections you and Haig indicated previously. However, there are still some places with yellow highlights and question marks. These are places that I could not decipher. If you have any idea, you may add words on the right side margin as before. If you are not able, then I will make the final decision to smoothen the sentences.
For the week 2 (also version 2) part, the yellow highlighted places with question marks have the same issue of not being clear in the recording.
But for the other parts, I made some changes to make the reading easier.
First, I introduced 4 or 5 subtitles to break the parts of the life story into clear sections.
Then, I introduced some occasional sentences to help understanding.
These measures would help reading a little bit.
I think the historical and technical aspects of book binding would not be easy for any reader to understand. But the reader who may not share Haig's interest in the details of book binding may still get the enthusiasm that Haig has about the topic.
The most important point of the second week's life story is what Haig says about JOY and IKIGAI.
Haig seems deeply impressed by the Japanese book of Happiness and the concept of ikigai.
Haig says he wrote a little speech about ikigai for the occasion of receiving the volunteer award from the University of Adelaide. I would like to read this speech. I am guessing that it is something that we may add to this lifestory.
I would also like to get more information about the Japanese Book of Happiness that Haig refers to in the writing.
I wonder whether this is the book, <Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life>. May be not.
At any rate, it would be great to hear what you wish to do with Haig's life story.
If it is purely a matter of making the life story more readable by making it into more standard English, it can be also done with another volunteer in the program. If your concern is on a different aspect, I would like to hear it.
Although there is no urgency, I hope we can bring Haig's lifestory into completion.
Regards,
Sejin
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annieg@adam.com.au
Feb 28, 2024, 3:59 PM
to me
Hello Sejin
Thank you for your email and for your text today. I appreciate all the work you have put in to Haig’s story.
After reading the drafts, and after consulting with Haig’s sister with whom he was very close, we think it is best not to proceed with his story.
There is a lot of editing to do. After careful reading, and not a scan through as I have done previously which is all I was capable of doing at the time, it has occurred to me that Haig was telling his story at a time when one of the drugs he was taking, Dexamethazone, or speed, was making him ramble. Haig was an extremely coherent man in health and this does not come through in the transcription.
My grief is still raw and I do not have the energy or inclination to turn it into a story I know Haig would be happy to have published.
I do believe the Life Story program is wonderful. When Haig’s estate is finalised I will be making a donation to support it.
Again Sejin, it was a pleasure meeting you and working with you on this. I am sorry we are unable to bring Haig’s story to fruition.
With warm regards
Annie Graebner
Sejin Pak Gmail <sejin.pak8@gmail.com>
Feb 28, 2024, 6:50 PM
to annieg
Dear Annie,
Thank you for your reply.
I totally understand and respect your decision.
I will notify the lifestory program of Calvary Hospital about your decision.
Best wishes.
Sejin
Sejin Pak Gmail <sejin.pak8@gmail.com>
Feb 28, 2024, 7:09 PM
to Lynn, Peter
Dear Lynn and Peter,
I have been communicating with Haig's wife Annie.
This is to let you know that, in the last email, she expressed her wish not to continue with the completion of Haig's lifestory.
Regards,
Sejin
Sejin Pak Gmail <sejin.pak8@gmail.com>
Feb 28, 2024, 7:42 PM
to Erica
Dear Erica,
This is for your information since we discussed Haig Miller’s case.
Erica Womersley
Feb 28, 2024, 8:09 PM
to me
Many thanks Sejin,
Beautifully managed. It is a good to hear her perspective and consider the impact of particular medications. The important thing demonstrated here is the experience in telling their story is the important piece , not the product or outcome. As ai read his story it certainly seemed he enjoyed the retelling.
Thanks for all your work Sejin and I’ll look forward to working with you another time
Best wishes
Erica
Erica Womersley
Box 374
Montacute. SA 5134
Ph: 0407668225
Sent from my iPad
Peter Garner
Feb 29, 2024, 7:19 AM
to me
Very sorry to hear this, but it would seem to be the right thing to do. I will destroy all my copies.
Cheers
Peter
Peter Garner
On 28 Feb 2024, at 7:09 PM, Sejin Pak Gmail <sejin.pak8@gmail.com> wrote:
Lynn Newman
Fri, Mar 1, 1:20 PM
to Peter, Maria, me
Hi Sejin
I am sorry that you didn’t get to complete Haig’s story, I know it must be frustrating. Another story will come up soon, so please hang in there.
I am completing the LS statistics for February, and asking if you can send me the hours you spent working on Haig’s story, and the time travelling please. These will be added to February stats even though the story wasn’t finished.
Thanks so much.
Cheers
Lynn
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[말기환자 라이프스토리] 지난 12월에 죽은 환자의 라이프 스토리의 결말
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지난 12월에 라이프 스토리를 나누다가 죽은 환자가 있었는데, 그 라이프 스토리의 내용은 상당히 특별하고 가치있는 내용이 있었다고 나에게는 생각되었는데, 그 이야기를 책자로 만들지 못하게 되었다. 환자의 부인이 하지 않겠다는 것이다. 나로서는 약 45시간을 들여서 정리한 라이프 스토리였고, 환자가 죽은 직후에는 부인도 물론 책자로 만들어 좋은 끝을 맺어야죠, 라고 말했는데, 그 후로 생각이 바꿘 것이다.
- 12월에는부인에게는 장례식도 있고, 라이프스토리 드려다보고 있을 정황이 아니었을 것이 이해되니, 한달 후에 연락하겠다고 했다. 한달 후에 다시 연락했더니, 2월에 추모의 모임 계획이 있어서, 아직 드려다 볼 여유가 없다고 한다. 조금 드려봤는데, 이해가 되지 않는 부분이 많다고 한다. (사실 내용이 어려운 부분이 있다.) 그래서 2월 말에는 라이프 스토리의 읽기 어려운 부분을 고처 더 읽기 쉽게 만들어 다시 부인에게 보냈다. 그랬더니 이번에는 자세히 읽었는데 자기 남편은 이해가 않되게 말을 하지 않을텐데, 라이프 스토리를 나눌 때 약을 먹은 상태였기 때문에 그런 식으로 이야기를 했을 것이라고 한다. 본인이 제 정신이었으면 그렇게 말하지 않았을 것이라고 한다.
- 이제는 본인이 살아있지 않으니 부인에게 결정권이 있겠으니, 나는 알겠다고 했으나, 나의 판단으로는 환자 본인이 살아있었다면 써진 이야기를 조금 고칠 수는 있어도 전부 포기하겠다는 말은 나오지는 않을 거라고 생각된다. 좋은 이야기가 있는데 정말 유감이다. 부인이 그 포인트를 제대로 이해했을까? 그의 라이프 스토리에는 일본어 <이키가이>라는 말이 나온다. 아마도 부인은 이 말의 의미를 모르는 것 같다.
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