On March 13, as a family we travelled to Mildura to participate in the Walking Off The War Within in memory of our son Nathan Shanahan.

However, due to circumstances beyond our control the Walk had to be postponed so we stayed with family to enjoy Mildura.

On Saturday morning my wife Lesley became ill and we had to call an ambulance. Les was taken to Mildura Hospital and admitted.

In a very str...