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In May 2013, Dasha Ross and her husband of 27 years, John Pinder, were preparing for a grand adventure. Ross is a well-respected documentary maker and Pinder was a prominent figure in the comedy and cabaret scene. In his prime, the producer was a big, ebullient man, famous for his signature giant yellow glasses, booming presence, and pack-a-day smoking habit. It was Pinder who co-created the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in the 1980s. There was nothing funny, however, about the news that lay in store.
So there they were, aged in their 60s, with their daughter grown up, free to do as they pleased. They had already run a hotel in Sri Lanka during a wild career change and now the scheme was to sell their house in Sydney, move to Barcelona indefinitely and set up an Airbnb business. âIâd just had a big 60th birthday party for 150 people,â recalls Ross. âI was on top of the world and so was John. One month later, he ha