We use the word “extraordinary” without a thought. How many truly extraordinary people do you know? Tonight a group of families, whose loved ones donated their organs, will gather to salute and acknowledge what their loved ones have done. These are extraordinary people, in the true meaning of the word. Each one of these families … More The launch of Unintentional Hero
In my house, in my kitchen, on the dresser, there is a photograph. It is a photo given to me, of a group of friends and I, all dressed up, on a night away, a few short years ago. I look at that photo and I see…. Before. Before Daniel got sick. Before that awful … More Before.
Todays second chance repost comes from the blog of Angels Bark. This is an article Michele Truhlik had published in “The good men project” In this post she challenges our notions of beauty and says that being called FAT affects men as much as it does women: THE BEST AND WORST OF F WORDS by … More Second chance repost #11
Todays second chance repost comes from the blog “A little Londoner” When I asked her for her reasons for choosing this post, this was her comment. This was one of my very first posts. I was so nervous writing it,and I suppose baring my soul to social media,as I had just set up A Little Londoner … More Second Chance Repost #10
Last year one of my oldest friends said a final goodbye to her young boy of thirteen short years. It was the end of a long fight of almost one year to the day, since they had learned he had leukemia. For a year they held him, they cried with him, they comforted him. They … More It is okay to be sad
Todays repost comes from the Blog Embracing Wade, written by the mother of Wade. Wade was born with Down Syndrome. In her answer as to why she chose this post to feature in my repost series, Wades mum wrote, “In my mind, this post was the one that tied together all the thoughts I had during … More Second chance repost #7 Thoughts that got me through
Todays second chance repost comes from the blog The Chatter Blog. An inspiring post definitely worthy of a second chance. When I was 31 I weighed in at a good 220 pounds. I was “content” with life. But didn’t have any real aspirations. Nothing defined anyway. I knew I didn’t want … More Second chance repost #6. Black Belt Path To Life.
Can you imagine how you would feel if the next phone call you received was one telling you a loved one was in a serious accident? Can you imagine walking into your childs room to discover they are unconscious? Imagine the rush to the hospital, the fear and then the silence of sitting in the … More Unintentional Hero.
You could say I made a boob, which in Ireland means a mistake! Yesterday I posted a post by the writer of the blog “Small boobs, big smile”. It was a beautifully written post which she had contributed to my second chance repost. Ironically I gave it a second chance but forgot to put in any … More Whoops.
I lost my dignity somewhere between getting drawn on by a surgeon with a giant marker pen (in front of another surgeon and my parents) and having an unexpected internal scan at my first fertility appointment. That’s not to say that my amazing hospital doesn’t go to great lengths to protect it with their well-placed … More Second chance repost #3 BREAST CANCER LESSON NUMBER 31: WHAT YOU LOSE IN DIGNITY YOU GAIN IN CONFIDENCE
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