MariaODea

Mourning my Dad John who passed 24 June. Turned down by QLD Govt for special visit 18 June. Learnt 24 June Killians approved. #whynotmydad #hotelquarantine

[MariaODea @MariaODea4]

Many are coming home to support sick, elderly or vulnerable family. When did living overseas make us "persona non grata" in our own country? Not coming for frivolous reasons. Pls don't make it harder @ScottMorrisonMP @GregHuntMP #WeAreAussiesToo

https://t.co/h4Whplbr11

[MariaODea @MariaODea4]

@AnnastaciaMP Since when did living overseas make us "persona non grata" & a faceless mass? We're the kids you went to school or uni with, our parents are your neighbours & friends. We're not coming home frivolously. We're coming home to families who need us like my dad who was dying #getagrip

[MariaODea @MariaODea4]

Thx @PMOnAir @SkyNewsAust for sharing Dad's story. Could've left quarantine to see Dad before he died, 2 jabs, 2 neg tests, by ambo, full PPE etc. @AnnastaciaMP @qldhealthnews said NO to us but yes to others. #whynotmydad Now planning funeral in lockdown😣
https://t.co/kIEW08GHC4

[MariaODea @MariaODea4]

@Bob24769921 @TimArvier9 @AnnastaciaMP @9NewsQueensland Thank you for your kind words. Apparently living overseas for part of our lives now means we are "persona non grata" shunned by our own state. And my parents who lived all their lives QLD were irrevocably hurt by a total lack of parity in how this gov treats people. #whynotmydad

[MariaODea @MariaODea4]

This ? 23 min in was about my Dad @AnnastaciaMP I requested special visit 15 June, turned down 18 June. Assumed everyone turned down if visiting my dying father was a no. As I watched Dad die via skype 24 June I learnt you said yes to the Killians. #whynotmydad @9NewsQueensland

[Annastacia Palaszczuk @a_palaszczuk]

COVID-19 update: Queensland Health Minister and Chief Health Officer speaking in Brisbane.
https://t.co/OQq3TdZwAe

[MariaODea @MariaODea4]

Dad loved @NRL especially the #Origin so he'll be watching tonight from above! Proud moment when he met his hero @WallyLewis9 from @9newsQueensland
at a Brisbane State High event. Sorry I missed seeing you Dad, be thinking of you while I watch the game tonight.😍

#whynotmydad

[MariaODea @MariaODea4]

Thx @TheTodayShow for allowing us to share my Dad's story. He just wanted to see his "little girl" before he died. @qldhealthnews could have made that happen but they chose not to. #9Today #whynotmydad

[The Today Show @TheTodayShow]

A grieving daughter speaks out after Queensland Health would not allow her to say goodbye to her dying father despite being fully vaccinated and returning two negative COVID tests. #9Today

[MariaODea @MariaODea4]

This is my Dad, John O'Dea. He's not just part of a news story. He was a loving father who just wanted to see his daughter before he died. @qldhealthnews stopped that when it was in their power to make it happen. @AnnastaciaMP sorted it for the Killains. #whynotmydad

[MariaODea @MariaODea4]

Please consider writing about my Dad @nilssonjones_ so people know that as the Killians got a yes, I had a no. I didn't see my Dad before he died. I have had no explanation from the govt why the disparity thank you for your consideration. The O'Dea Family. #whynotmydad

[MariaODea @MariaODea4]

This was my Dad @AnnastaciaMP I requested a special visit 15 June - turned down 18 June. Assumed everyone turned down if visiting my dying father didn't warrant a yes. As I watched Dad die via skype 24 June, I learnt you said yes to the Killians. #whynotmydad @9NewsQueensland

[9News Queensland @9NewsQueensland]

A Queensland family has spoken of their heartbreak, after a daughter in hotel quarantine watched her father pass away on a Skype call. @TimArvier9 #9News

[MariaODea @MariaODea4]

@qldhealthnews
#9News

[MariaODea @MariaODea4]

@gemmy66 @9NewsQueensland @9NewsAUS @TimArvier9 But @gemmy66 the current situation wasn't applied fairly as the QLD Govt seemed to move heaven & earth for the Killians to visit their dad. #whynotmydad. Its the disparity that makes this so much crueler

[MariaODea @MariaODea4]

@AnnastaciaMP @9NewsQueensland https://t.co/pxXoRaVnzH

[9News Queensland @9NewsQueensland]

A Queensland family has spoken of their heartbreak, after a daughter in hotel quarantine watched her father pass away on a Skype call. @TimArvier9 #9News

[MariaODea @MariaODea4]

@AnnastaciaMP This ? was about my Dad @AnnastaciaMP I requested special visit 15 June, turned down 18 June. Assumed everyone turned down if visiting my dying Dad didn't warrant a yes. As I watched Dad die via skype 24 June, I learnt you said yes to the Killians. #whynotmydad @9NewsQueensland