I have had a very strange week since my big shock. I’ve coped with everything that’s been thrown at me over the last several years and though there are times I struggle to keep all my balls in the air, somehow I do still keep juggling and even coping when people throw me more balls. [...]

The kiss of the sun for pardon; The song of the birds for mirth; We’re nearer to God in a garden; Than anywhere else on earth. This little poem used to hang on my Nanny’s wall and I always liked it. This week it seemed particularly memorable as the eventual arrival of summer and a [...]

On Thursday morning, I packed my things (badly – in a rush and not knowing what the weather was likely to do!) in to my new bright pink ruck-sack (a present from Billy as I felt a rucksack would be more practical on this trip than a suitcase.) I had a smooth trip down to [...]

Whilst I seem to have done little else but work the last two weeks, Nel has been busy herself, sorting out her education, her health and working on her dreams. She had a good meeting with the head of sixth form and it’s been agreed that she can concentrate on her R.E and Philosophy A [...]

This was a Tuesday evening match, so I didn’t go – Fordy had my ticket and I watched on TV. I had come down with a cold on Monday and all day Tuesday my eyes and nose were streaming, red raw, and very sore. I really didn’t feel at all well and wasn’t sure I [...]

On Friday morning, I put my contact lenses in before leaving for my clinic – but the left one didn’t feel right. I tried to remove it to redo it – it felt like there was a bit of fluff or something stuck on it, irritating my eye slightly. I couldn’t get hold of it [...]

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With the weather still very cold, lots of snow still laying, continuing problems with travel and more bad weather to come, the last week has continued to be out of routine. Everyone has been skint,fed up and wanting some normality – and some warmer weather too. This week’s days at work really dragged by and [...]

On Sunday morning when I woke up (at mum’s) my head was splitting, my throat raw, and my glands were so swollen I looked like a hamster. Oh no! I hoped I didn’t have flu as I desperately wanted to be well for our weekend trip next week. I staggered downstairs and sat quietly with [...]

My colleague, K, had asked if I could work Friday for her and she’d work Monday so on Monday I was in my clinic seeing patients – which was very weird as I never see them on a Monday. I also managed to contact a company about replacing my car windscreen and they said they [...]