Tag Archives: health

Words matter

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Sue Vincent

Words matter to us. Those that are said, those that are not said. The precision of a phrase, the use of one word rather than another can make all the difference to how we feel about something or someone. Often … Continue reading →

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Ordinary joys…

Posted on October 8, 2022 by Sue Vincent

*** My friend has been duly delivered to the coach station and I am home, having a coffee before tackling all the housework, going to my son’s and packing a bag for morning. Tomorrow I am in hospital for surgery … Continue reading →

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A Lifesaver…

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Mothering Sunday. There are your favourite huge lilies in a vase, filling the air with the perfume of heaven. White and pale lilac blooms wait with the chocolates, destined to fill another vase. Your granddaughters have made beautiful cards for … Continue reading →

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For a bacon sandwich…

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Although this was written a few years ago during a relatively minor, though annoying, health problem… now that I can no longer swallow effectively with the cancer, it seems to fit the bill perfectly 😉 I’m just a tad bored … Continue reading →

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Acts of kindness #cancer

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Sue Vincent

The nurse, her eyes above the mask both understanding and sympathetic, reached out a gloved hand and squeezed my shoulder in passing. That was it. It was all it took. The floodgates opened and for the next half an hour, … Continue reading →

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The inconvenient walking dead… III #COVID #cancer #carers #lockdown

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Following on from posts One and Two: “Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn’t people feel as free to delight in whatever sunlight remains to them?” Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Last spring when we went into lockdown and we were encouraged … Continue reading →

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The inconvenient walking dead… II #COVID #cancer #carers

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Continuing from yesterday’s post… A few days after speaking to my GP and before the hospital referral process could kick in, both I and one of my lungs collapsed. I was lucky to have my friend with me at the … Continue reading →

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On hold…

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The dog and I watched the dawn come up from the doorstep. We had seen the stars sparkle in the moonlight and watched the mistwraiths dance in the fields as the first pre-dawn light crept over the horizon. It was … Continue reading →

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Afghanistanadventures#39 – Learning who’s who at the Lal clinic ~Mary Smith

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Mary Smith’s Place: Lal October 1989 After the excitement of arriving in Lal I experienced a sense of desolation when Khudadad left next day. Although we’d been travelling companions for barely two weeks, not only had I come … Continue reading →

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Sensory Deprivation?

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Sue Vincent

I was no more than five years old. We were staying with one of my great-grandmothers for a while. She was an old lady by that point, with a sharp mind and a wicked sense of fun. She was also … Continue reading →

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