“There are moments which mark your life. Moments when you realize nothing will ever be the same and time is
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The Silence of a Ticking Clock
I stayed in my parents’ flat while they were in hospital. I’d never lived there, but it was familiar enough
Continue reading“May I have this dance?”
The white-haired lady lay on the bed wrapped in a crocheted white shawl. She was clutching a white plastic rosary.
Continue readingHappy 83rd Birthday, Dad…
My expectations of life are high because you brought me up to expect the best – of myself and of
Continue readingHappy birthday, Mum…
Mum would have been 85 today… so it was very appropriate to turn my quote-a-day calendar to find this particular
Continue readingA new perspective…
Still I find it impossible to believe that this new world I live in is my world now… It isn’t
Continue readingBeauty…
Thinking of my beautiful Mum…
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The freedom of the wind and sunshine, The dance of the stars and the planets, The wind’s breath and the
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Three years ago today, my mission to reunite my parents was finally achieved. A sympathetic Macmillan doctor helped Dad keep
Continue readingA cheap flight to visit my parents…
I think I’ve taken a little step backwards this week… Or perhaps I’ve just allowed myself to pause… Not to
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