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September 14, 2005
Cheyenne's Parents are Missing
Longtime readers of this blog will remember the epic struggles of long ago, when Cheyenne Grewe was an editor with Edge SF and Fantasy Publishing, and she and I went at it, trying to fix up what ultimately became ORBITAL BURN. Cheyenne did a hell of a job on the book, above and beyond the call of duty. Today she's got a very serious problem. I'm posting details about her situation here, with her permission, because most people who read this blog are in either Western Canada or the Pacific Northwest. Even if you can't help, you might know someone who could, or you might have ideas on where else Cheyenne could find help. Here's hoping.
She explains the situation better than I could, so I'm handing over to her.
My parents have been missing for a week. No one knows where they are and we have not been able to get in contact with them despite them having a cellphone. They didn't leave me or anyone else in my family any information about where they were going or when they would be back. All we know is that on approximately September 6 they were in Hope, BC. I am worried sick. It is extremely unusual for them to be out of contact with us for so long. I MUST locate my parents immediately! I will be going to the RCMP and contacting the border crossings in the morning. Most of you don't live anywhere near where they could be but if you know ANYONE in BC or the Pacific Northwest who could keep an eye out for the motorhome in the attached photo, I really need the help!I don't yet have the license plate number (something else they neglected to give me) but I will have it by tomorrow. They could be anywhere in BC, including Vancouver Island. There is a possibility that they may have traveled from Hope to the Canada-US border and are somewhere in Washington, possibly even Oregon. It is extremely unusual for them to be so long out of contact even though they are on vacation.
It is doubly important that I locate my parents because today we have had a death in the family and my mother is the only one with the appropriate emergency information needed to deal with this death. I need them to come home right away!
My mother's name is Lorraine. She is 51 years old, approximately 5'7" with short brown-red (copper?) hair, blue eyes. She is slightly overweight. My mother cannot drive the RV.
My father's name is Manny. He is 53 years old, approximately 5'10" with thinning dark brown hair, blue eyes, and a moustache. He requires corrective lenses to drive (prescription sunglasses during the day, regular lenses at night).
Any help you can give is greatly appreciated. Please email or call (403) 618-3343 if someone you know has seen my parents' RV.PLEASE DO NOT CALL OTHERWISE. I NEED TO KEEP MY LINE FREE AND I DO NOT HAVE VOICEMAIL OR CALL WAITING. I will hang up if you do not have any info.
UPDATE 15/9/2005
It seems Cheyenne has now located her parents; they were on Vancouver Island. I'm sure it's a huge relief for all concerned.
Posted by adrian at September 14, 2005 11:26 PM
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Glad to hear they're OK... now go and get yourself some kip, you've earned it.
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at September 19, 2005 10:50 PM
when i was a kid, we had a similar situation, where there was a death in the family and my parents needed to reach a family member immediately. he took his family camping, telling no one where they were going or even that they had gone. it was a fluke that they stopped by our house on their way home. the lesson my entire family took from that is to never travel without giving an itinerary to at least two family members.
Posted by: Suzy at September 16, 2005 02:30 AM
take care, cheyenne. sorry to hear about all this miserable-ness.
Posted by: river selkie at September 15, 2005 02:08 PM
Thanks so much for all the help! I really really appreciate it. I guess the time zone difference causes some unavoidable lag though...
I've found my parents, sort of--I haven't yet been able to contact them directly and I don't know exactly where they are...but I was able to have their cellphone company run off the activity on their phone. They gave me the last number that my parents called--one I was not familiar with--and by calling that number myself I've been able to obtain information on my parents' approximate location, so at the very least I know that in the last eight days they have not fallen off a mountain somewhere or otherwise run into trouble.
I won't be able to get word to them until they turn on their phone or again contact the person they last contacted.
Anyway, your inbox is going to be stuffed full of this information when you look at it next. Thanks again so much!
Now I'm off to destress myself...this has been a horrible ordeal.
Posted by: Cheyenne at September 15, 2005 05:30 AM
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