motor neurone disease – Page 2 – My thoughts on a page.

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Remembering that day.

October 9, 2014

It is almost the exact hour, when twenty seven years ago time stopped for me. It was a Friday morning. I was working on the geriatric ward as a student nurse. I was tired and feeling low, as my Dad was very weak, with motor neurone disease. The ward sister came over and asked me … More Remembering that day.

What is the point of the ice bucket challenge?

August 23, 2014

When I see the ice bucket challenge videos on line I sigh. For when I read #icebucket, I read MND. I read Dad. I read dying slowly. I read loss. This is my reality. This is what the Ice bucket challenge means to me. It was almost thirty years ago when my Dad first noticed … More What is the point of the ice bucket challenge?

Would you go back?

August 20, 2014

What were you like when you were 20? What were your hopes and dreams? Was life good for you, and would you go back? Tonight I was challenged by Lorna who blogs at Irish farmerette to reflect on when I was 20, and from the moment I read the prompt I could not shake those … More Would you go back?

Remembering you.

August 19, 2014

You have been gone now for over half my life, and yet there is rarely a day goes by without me thinking of you. Sometimes it is to remember something you said, or to imagine what you would think of a situation. Sometimes it is to remember days gone by, when as a child you … More Remembering you.

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When did I lose my spirit?

November 20, 2013

On occasions I really miss the person I used to be. When I was a child I was fearless. If I wanted something nothing stood in my way. I had no mental barriers telling me I couldn’t. No thoughts which urged caution. For me the way was simple. Yes you can. Now I am older … More When did I lose my spirit?