Category Archives: Nick Verron

Light and colour

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Sue Vincent

I was looking for a particular photo of a dramatic sky to illustrate Going down… That meant delving into old files and I came across the folders taken in the cold of the autumn last year, when I and my … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape, nature, Nick Verron, Photography | Tagged Cumbria, England, light, north, sky, yorkshire | 10 Comments

If at first…

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Sue Vincent

This weekend we try again. If the weather doesn’t postpone the attempt once more my sons will be jumping out of a plane from over 10,000ft at around 120mph on Saturday. I did try to instil some common sense into … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Nick Verron, Relationships, Surviving brain injury | Tagged archaeology, children, make a wish foundation, skydive | 17 Comments

“Other than my voice…”

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Sue Vincent

I don’t tend to jump on bandwagons, but this is a bit different. I am posting this for a rather different reason. It is a little longer than usual, but I hope you will bear with me… with us, my … Continue reading →

Posted in Brain injury, Life, Nick Verron | Tagged ALS, degenerative disease, MND, tbi | 21 Comments

The big picture

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Sue Vincent

We were looking at the photograph in question, trying to decide what exactly it was that made the final edit so much more absorbing than the others. Technically, it wasn’t the best of shots. The foreground and subject were blurred, … Continue reading →

Posted in Nick Verron, Photography, Uncategorized | Tagged artist, brain injury, double vision, perspective, spirituality | 9 Comments

The bionic son

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Sue Vincent

Yesterday I drove my son to Cambridge. It is a two hour drive from here, a long way, you might think, to go for a physio appointment. But this was something a bit different. Nick was stabbed through the brain … Continue reading →

Posted in Brain injury, Motherhood, Nick Verron, Physiotherapy | Tagged brain injury, disability, love, motherhood, Nick Verron | 46 Comments

Waste no more time…

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Sue Vincent

My son has been through hell lately. Not for the first time and, life being what it is, probably not for the last. As some will know he faced a major challenge in 2009 when he was stabbed through the … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Love and Laughter, Nick Verron, Spirituality | Tagged being, brain injury, Life, love, Nick Verron, spirituality | 61 Comments

Notes from a small dog XXXVI

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Sue Vincent

I’ve been visiting this week… awesome! She’s taken me to see my boy… the one that cuddled me home on that very first day in the car… He was living here then an’ I got to see him every day, … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs, Friendship, Life, Love and Laughter, Nick Verron, Photography | Tagged being, Dogs, Life, love, Nick Verron, Photography | 11 Comments

Photographing Destiny

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Sue Vincent

Looking at the 400+ photographs my son managed to take on a simple trip to the hairdressers, several things became apparent. Perhaps the most glaringly obvious was the fact that he is now firmly hooked on photography, of course…. Even … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape, Life, Love and Laughter, Nick Verron, Photography, Spirituality, Surviving brain injury, Uncategorized | 21 Comments

Calling the shots

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Sue Vincent

It is, as the saying goes, a mission for my son to get out of the house alone with the wheelchair. The preparation and energy involved is enough to exhaust anyone before they reach the gate, so Christmas morning, as … Continue reading →