They said that if I go alright here I might get to work with the sheep. At the moment I am rooming with another brain injury like me. He is a pretty funny guy.

Thank you for everything you said in court too. I like it here. I don’t think I would have liked anywhere else as much. My mum can visit me here too. I haven’t seen her this much in a long time. She visits me here every week. And it’s nice to have a proper bed and a proper telly.

It’s really good that you and Baz are friends. Cousins should be friends. He is a good boy. He can teach you to listen to some good music. He has good taste in music. I taught it to him. Better than your mum. Baz helped me put this music on a stick for you. I hope you like it.

I really liked your picture. I really liked looking at the three skulls. I like thinking about them now too, the way we are all inside skulls, but also outside of them too sometimes when we talk to other people.

I was sad to hear in court that Kitty Cat got sick in her brain from seeing what happened to me. A doctor told me we all got a bit sick from how he was to us all the time, but that we all got really sick when that happened. I still don’t remember it.

Baz says that you’re going to be a doctor. That’s really good. I think you will be really good. You have good eyes for a doctor. Doctors should have nice friendly eyes.

I hope I will see you one day again soon.

Love from,

Uncle Danny.

P.S. Baz said you have exams. Good luck!

P.P.S. Baz says he and Leonie are going to fly up after your exams and stay with you in Sydney. He says your boyfriend is going to make them eat funny food and take them to the beach and show them how to surf. It sounds fun.

P.P.P.S. Do doctors have fun?

20 December

Dear Uncle Danny,

Thanks for the music – it’s really great! The Sigur Rós is my favourite, it’s been really good for studying. Do you recognise the postcard? Nassim and I went to the museum where he bought my picture, and they had these. I hope the skulls don’t freak your roommate out.

Thanks for your good-luck wishes for the exams. They must have helped because I got a good score. Hopefully I do okay in the interviews next week. Won’t find out until January.

I hope doctors have fun. I don’t think Basil would let me get away with not having fun, do you?

Mum is in a program now to get better in her brain. They are teaching her how to get better and not to drink too much. Letters of encouragement to her are most welcome.

We’re looking forward to coming to visit in January for your birthday, Mum and me. Mum says she always used to make a big deal about your birthday and she reckons it’s time she did it again. We will bring you something from our trip to Germany and hopefully Dad will come home with us and he can come too and meet you.