Medical care appreciated

I AM an 80-year-old lady, recently hospitalised and I would like to give my heartfelt thanks to all those concerned in my care, the staff at Babinda Hospital and Cairns Hospital and staff at the emergency ICU and cancer care ward. I had the very best of care from all those dedicated staff. How fortunate we are to live in Cairns, in Queensland, and in Australia. Maree Roth, Bellenden Ker 1485: England’s King Richard III is killed at the Battle of Bosworth, ending War of the Roses. 1642: English Civil War begins when King Charles I brands Parliament and its soldiers as traitors. 1775: England’s King George III proclaims the American colonies in a state of open rebellion. 1851: The schooner America beats the Aurora off the English coast to win a trophy that became known as the America’s Cup. 1911: Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa (above) is stolen from Louvre Museum in Paris, France. It is recovered in 1913. 1941: Nazi troops reach outskirts of

Soviet city of Leningrad in World War II. 2006: A Russian passenger jet crashes in Ukraine during a thunderstorm, killing all 170 people on board. 2010: All 33 Chilean miners trapped deep underground for 17 days are found alive. CONDITIONS: Letters must be 150 words or fewer. Send them to PO Box 126, Cairns 4870 or email letters@cairnspost.com.au. They must include your name, home address and telephone number. Letters that can not be verified will not be published. The Cairns Post reserves the right to edit all letters and reproduce them in electronic form. TXT messages should be short. Include your name and suburb. Your TXT messages will be printed in TXT language. Normal call costs apply. Please check The Cairns Post website for our privacy policy at www.cairnspost.com.au