Jackie Milijash was living with chronic back and neck pain prior to shock death
JACKIE Milijash was living with chronic back and neck pain for more than a decade before her death at the weekend.
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RESTAURATEUR Jackie Milijash was living with chronic back and neck pain for more than a decade prior to her death at the weekend.
The much-loved Bondi identity was involved in two car accidents during what she once laughingly described as the “serious reckless partying” years of her life.
Milijash was a passenger in two cars that rolled, leaving her with ongoing neck and back injuries.
The injuries would plague her for the rest of her life, the restaurateur requiring prescription medication for ongoing pain management.
Yesterday friends of the owner of Jackie’s Restaurant and Bar in Bondi and Jackie’s Cafe Paddington were still in shock after Milijash was found at her Avalon home by her mother on Sunday.
With her plans in the pipes to open a new cafe on the northern beaches, Milijash’s death is believed to have been an accident. Family are awaiting the results of a post-mortem.
Close friends said the vibrant businesswoman had had surgery earlier this year to address her chronic spinal complaint.
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The high spirited Milijash was known for her remarkable joie de vivre.
An acknowledged partygirl in her day, she and her longtime partner Hamish Cameron spoke of their love of a good time in 2013.
``We applied roughly four years to serious, reckless partying with a passion,’’ Milijash said in 2013.
``We laugh at the things we did — they were so ... so not normal! But life’s too serious to be serious about. And maybe that’s why we survived. The last three years have been pretty reclusive. We have had to make up for a lot of lost ground.’’
Fellow 1980s survivor Joh Bailey posted yesterday: ‘Jackie darling! We shared a flat in Edgecliff in the late 80s … Wild Wild times. Heart of gold. R. I. P x.’
Friends have spent the past 24 hours making inquiries about possible venues for a wake for Milijash. A request of Michael McMahon of Catalina’s Rose Bay had fallen on deaf ears so the search continued last night.
The first and only flowers pinned to the gate outside Milijash’s business premises yesterday were from former customer Roxy Jacenko.
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