Nuchara Phothichai Blinn pass on from this life or her world on July 14, 2020. Now, at one year and nine months Her spirit and physical body has been for away from her Family and Friends. 

    I am writing this to record a written memory of Nuchara Phothichai Blinn to be shared with all who love and miss her presence in their lives. This writing plus the full 371 actual Caring Bridge Entries. 

    These entries total over her last six years of her life from October 30, 2014 to July 14, 2020. This is the period Nuchara was living and survived while fighting her Rare Gall Bladder Duct Cancer. 

    On August 29, 1956, Nuchara Phothichai started her life in a small village of Twat Ding Daeng outside of  Roi Et, Thailand in North Central Farming area. It is known as Issan area but primary a rice farming area. This is area full spirit and heart of the hard working but a majority are poor people. Born Si Noi Phothichai she later officially changed Si Noi to Nuchara or Noot. Her mother was a strong hard working religious woman. She out lived three different husbands. Had daughters Thean, Nim, Nuchara and son Chet. Later daughter Tam from another husband. Her mother Thong Si was always working hard to find food for her children. Thong Si lived without benefit from her husbands death. The family survived on gifts of rice and food from neighbor. Nuchara’s mother was a village massage expert that was more of a healer too. She would give strong hour massages for 30 baht or one dollar. She would be always working many odd jobs cleaning, washing, cooking for other families. The children walking, playing or being held while she was working. At night, they slept in a house that would be used to store rice crops. The storage house was made of metal roofing and was without electricity or plumbing. Not, having inherited benefits of a house from a husband with older children. The step children force her and the children out of the home and into the 2 meter by 2 meter storage home. Nuchara not having much items growing up and seeing her mother work hard developed strong work habits.

     The later time children were going to school and one day a more wealthy Aunt kidnaped or took Nuchara to be her house helper. She justified her actions because could offer a good home and family. Nuchara she had to care for her husband sick with hepatitis. Emptying his bed pan and help him with eating. She said she too might have had hepatitis infection from not understanding infection transfer.  The aunt though caring was cruel and kept her as a prisoner slave. Not allowing any gifts of clothes or mew shoes. She said she got some money from caring people and got some new shoes. The aunt was furious and threw them in the trash. Nuchara felt ashamed and embarrassed wearing the limited warm clothes to school. She shared she was a good student and in the top of her class. The aunt’s daughter was below Nuchara in her class rank but later in life was given opportunity to become a doctor. But, Nuchara was not able to choose that path. Nuchara older sisters saw how the aunt was using their younger sister as her slave labor. The took Nuchara away from the aunt and returned her to the family. I believe these experiences gave her sensitivity and caring for others. Plus a goal to have a better life and help her mother live better. 

       Most of the farm country young adults migrate to the big city for work. The opportunity to farm the land and live poor wasn’t appealing to her. 

 Her older sister Nim was married and living in Bangkok. She joined her to be a nanny for her children. She began the long 12 night 

Shifts 

working in a weaving factory for 12 hours a day 6 days a week. She later became the night manager of the workers. She was saving her money by living with her sister and husband.

    Nuchara still thought marriage and family were not going to happen for her She was getting older and considered a spinster or too old to get married. She was too tall for a Thai woman at 5’ 8” almost 6-8 inches taller than average young woman. 

   Nuchara set the goal to build a nice house in Roi Et near her mothers area. She was given an ok to start building her home on the land of her father by her step sister. Promise to give her documented land later. Nuchara contracted a builder to slowly buildind a small two story home.

 The step sister’s husband to over see and work on the house. It might not of been with a good heart but with dark purpose. 

Nuchara said that she was cheated hy the builder and her step sister’s husband. The house was about $7-8000 to build. Nuchara was working in Bangkok and visiting Roi Et by bus. She was so proud as a woman to have her own house and to move her mother in it with her.  She had several events that helped gather funds for her house. 

    This was a strong hardworking smart woman that completed her goal.