Tag Archives: health

Enforced abstention

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Sue Vincent

I’ve been living on just toast and yoghurt this week, Which is okay, but not all that nice, And especially when there is chocolate around, I admit, a perennial vice. But my innards are wonky, my back has gone south … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Love and Laughter, Poetry | Tagged cookery, diet, health, humour | 41 Comments

Death and the Elephant – Leah Bracknell

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Sue Vincent

According to statistics from Cancer Research UK, there are almost a thousand new cases diagnosed each day and half of us will be diagnosed with some form of cancer during our lifetimes. Medical and surgical advances now ensure that, of … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged cancer, death, dying, health, Leah Bracknell, lung cancer, meditation, shamanism, spirituality, wellbeing | 8 Comments

A light in the darkness

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Sue Vincent

“I have awoken with a fire in my belly, a good fire, one that speaks of life, a beacon in the dark, and if I place it on a high enough peak perhaps you can see it, perhaps it can … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, depression, Grief, Life, Love, Memories, Nick Verron, Spirituality, transformation | Tagged choosing life, darkness, Emmerdale, healing, health, Leah Bracknell, lung cancer, making choices, solstice, wellness, winter | 36 Comments

Missing body parts and the small print

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Another one from the archives, brought to mind after the most recent adventures under the scalpel… The fog of anesthesia was still dreamily persistent. Perhaps that’s what made the throwaway comment temporarily acceptable. “…Oh and we removed your appendix while … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Uncategorized | Tagged appendix, emotional health, health, learning to say no, permissions, surgery | 40 Comments

Notes from a small dog – How to fix your human

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Well, you might have noticed the two-legs has been a bit quiet… she had to go to the vet, the one with the knives… and we four-legses know that’s never a good sign. Some of my boy dog friends can … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs, Humour | Tagged Ani, being human, care, friendship, health, nursing | 107 Comments

Mixed blessings

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Sue Vincent

So, I went to the doc With my woes and my ills, “I think we will try With a new set of pills.” There’s no diagnosis, And still I’m not well But my own prognosis? This week will be hell. … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Poetry | Tagged health, medication, sheep, side effects | 59 Comments

I protest #InternationalChildrensDay

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Sue Vincent

I protest. I protest against the poverty and hunger in which so many children are forced to live by failing societies where greed is an economic norm. In the UK, alone, one in four children officially live in poverty… yet … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged child soldiers, children, health, poverty, starvation, war, water | 59 Comments

A touch of tenderness

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Sue Vincent

My son gleefully squeezed harder at the knotted muscle in my shoulder, with a ‘Now I’ve got you’ as I groaned in agony. We have established and agreed that he has a slightly sadistic tendency where I am concerned. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Love | Tagged being, chronic illness, consciousness, family, fear, health, relationships, spirituality | 83 Comments

Veiling the truth

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Sue Vincent

“Good morning! How are you?” “I’m fine! How are you?” replies your best smiley telephone voice, while you pretend not to feel like death warmed up as you drag your sorry backside to the nearest thing to sit/lean/lie on. Go … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Motherhood | Tagged freedom care, health, love, over-protectiveness | 44 Comments

Does Reading Make You Healthier and Happier? from Janice Spina

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Sue Vincent

BOOKS AND MORE BOOKS I recently read the column of Drs. Oz & Roizen, titled Reading makes you healthier and happier. Here is partially what Drs. Oz & Roizen had to say. …But neuromarketing researchers from the University of Sussex’s … Continue reading →