Category Archives: Spirituality

Ambition

I remember, when I was a very little girl and my mother a beautiful young woman, that every time she was dressing in those wide skirted, narrow-waisted gowns that made her, in my eyes, look like a fairy princess, there … Continue reading

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22nd July 2009 – Borrowed Wings

Update sent on 22/7/2009 Yesterday was a heart aching day in many ways, but many of the hardest moments were moments of great beauty. My son should not be there, should not be in this state. Another human being did … Continue reading

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Diary 20th July 2009

 Nick remains critical and his life still very much in the balance. All the statistics give him little chance of survival, let alone more than that. The doctors hold out the most slender hopes of anything at all for him. … Continue reading

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Limbo… Diary entry 19th July 2009

19th July 2009 Kevin, my partner, said that people talk of Limbo… now he knows where it is and what it feels like… this waiting for answers no-one can give, this praying with all our hearts and not knowing what … Continue reading

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Hardcore Till I Die… HTID in the sun 2010

In June 2010, almost a year after the attack that left Nick battling severe disabilities, my sons went to Spain. To a hardcore music festival. Nick had been on the way to a local hardcore venue when the attack happened, … Continue reading

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Little things

I have spent another hour this morning looking through photographs that document the past three years. There are many I will not post as they show Nick at his worst points, many show the things he hates about himself now, … Continue reading

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To a friend

To a friend.

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To a friend

Email to a friend , 17th July 2009, two weeks after the attack that left my son in a coma: I  had words with the nurse by his bed ( there is one with him 24/7) . Unfortunately, I had … Continue reading

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The Hairy Healers..written some time ago for my girls

The early death of my husband and friend since childhood had devastated our little family. We had fought cancer together for years, with laughter and water pistols and general silliness. I had lain wakeful beside him in the night just … Continue reading

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