This is a BOM LO really - and if you don't know the jargon, that's a "Book of Me" layout!
I have for some time been a deep admirer of Aung San Su Kyi, the imprisoned opposition leader in Burma. Her courage in the face of dreadful repression is truly inspirational, and she risks death just by existing. Looking into her story there are personal tragedies and sacrifices that she has made for the sake of her country and her people. And her struggle, and that of the Burmese people, is far from over.
Aung San Suu Kyi, daughter of a famous martyred general, was married to a British academic in 1972 and had two sons, Alexander, born in 1972 and Kim, born in 1977. She spent all too brief a time enjoying family life in England before, in 1988, she heard that her mother had suffered a stroke and did not have long to live. Knowing what was likely to happen, she returned to Burma where she joined the pro-democracy movement and was put under house arrest in 1989. She left her husband, Michael Aris, a Tibetan scholar and two children (then aged 11 and 16) behind in England. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991: her sons accepted the Prize on her behalf.
In 1999 her husband was dying of prostate cancer. He was refused permission to visit her in Burma and Suu Kyi dared not leave Burma for fear she would not be allowed back. They had met only 5 times since her return to Burma. They never saw each other again. Michael died in March 1999. She is now a grandmother, but rarely sees her family.
There are several possible LOs in this:
People who inspire me
If you were separated from your family what would you want them to know?
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