Cape Town – South African late musician Rikhado “Ricky Rick” Makhado’s mom Louisa Zondo is currently embarking on a trek up the world’s highest mountain, Mount Everest, as a tribute to her son.
Ricky Rick, 34, died on February 23.
He committed suicide as a result of a mental health battle, according to TrueLove.
In a Facebook post, Zondo revealed that on the day that her son died, she was in Nepal, Asia preparing to embark on a trek up Mount Everest but unfortunately she couldn’t because of the saddening news.
However, a month after her son’s death she decided to continue with the trek because that was what he would have wanted her to.
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“Dearest MaRiky. It’s early hours of the morning on 23 March 2022 – 01H03, Nepali time, to be exact. 23 February 2022 is the day on which your spirit and body separated. I am lying on my back in a warm bed in the Bhudda Lounge, Phakding, Nepal. I’m in Nepal because I am on my way walking to Mount Everest Base Camp, MaRiky. I’m awake at this hour because I’m reflecting on life, death and the meaning of everything. Since your death last month, I’ve been starkly aware of the need in me to make sense of where I am and how I am called to be.
“I decided to proceed with this trek to Mount Everest Base Camp not only because I knew you would want me to do so, but also because I imagined it would present the perfect opportunity, over 14 days, for me to wrestle with the questions – (i) What is the moment; and (ii) How does this moment call me to be,” Zondo wrote.
According to IOL, “the Everest Base Camp perched on the Khumbu Glacier at the foot of Everest is at an altitude of 5600 metres which is reached over a period of nine days, with some people taking two complete rest days en route”.
Zondo has been documenting her journey up the mountain.
She has also embodied in a long conversation with her late son hence, the Facebook posts that start with “Dear MaRicky”.
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Compiled by Sinothando Siyolo
