Today I have cleaned the house, including the bathrooms, I have chatted with my children, and made lunch, done laundry, and cleaned the house some more. Externally I have smiled, and gone about all I have to do as normal. But today, inside I weep. It is just over a year ago since young … More Today is not a good day.
Do you know what you were doing this time last year? Can you remember the days, hours, minutes and moments? I can. For this time last year was the beginning of the long goodbye. This time last year, here in Ireland, the weather was beautiful. A young boy was in the best form he had … More Do you remember this time last year?
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.
Are you someone who lives life? Do you actually enjoy it? Appreciate it? Or are you someone who lets life slip by, forgetting we do not get a second chance? My Dad was in his early fifties when he died of Motor Neurone Disease. Gone before his time. As a nurse I regularly saw those … More Is life passing you by?
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.
Today was one of those days, when I and “Fed up” walked along together. I didn’t want her company but she wouldn’t leave. She came unannounced last night, and she woke me many times with her moaning. When morning came she was still sitting there, waiting beside me. I was tired and weary, Her … More Did you have a bad day?
There are times in all our lives, as families, when we gather together and celebrate an occasion. My own family is relatively large, so a family gathering is a loud, noisy affair. The house is filled with the clan, all dressed up and there is food and drink aplenty. These are wonderful family occasions, and … More Sometimes there are no words.
Today I watched a friend as she said a last goodbye to her son. Life over just when it should have been beginning. A much loved precious child. A first born. An eldest son. A big brother. As I looked around at so many tall strong young men mourning their friend I thought of my … More When the past is all we have.
“Hi, how are things?”, is how we greet each other, in an upbeat voice, as we deliver the mandatory kiss on the cheek. “Any news?“, we continue. “No none at all, all good thanks”. And then we pause….. And in that moment, as silence takes hold, we communicate on a whole different level. Looking at you … More A conversation in silence.
Last night I was in the best of moods. Holidays had begun. I had that Friday feeling and more, as I began a weeks holiday. Gathered in a friends house the atmosphere was party like, two families enjoying friendly banter. Life felt good. Then the phone rang. As I reached for it, for a moment … More One phone call, and life changes forever.
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