Tag Archives: hope

Independence Day… and what it means to me

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Sue Vincent

Today is my son’s sixth birthday… he is thirty one years old. I ought, perhaps, to clarify. It is the 4th July. What, to the US, is Independence Day, was long ago renamed in our household as Nick’s re-birthday. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Nick Verron, Surviving brain injury | Tagged ABI, determination, hope, possum, tbi | 136 Comments

This little piggy…

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Sue Vincent

A foot was thrust into my line of vision with an injunction to look. Unable to think of a suitable retort to this unusual command, I complied. The foot appeared to be just that… a foot. Not a particularly attractive … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Nick Verron, Physiotherapy, Surviving brain injury | Tagged ataxia, brain injury, clonus, hope, recovery, spasticity | 45 Comments

Hidden

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Sue Vincent

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged autumn, birds, haiku, hope | 7 Comments

Embers

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Sue Vincent

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged flame, haiku, hope | 6 Comments

Hope

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Sue Vincent

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged dawn, haiku, hope, light | 5 Comments

A lesson on wings

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Sue Vincent

The taxi was going to be late. No bus, still no car. I need to be elsewhere and I’m stuck. Could have stayed in bed a bit longer…Didn’t have to get up before dawn… but the cold had woken me, … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Spirituality | Tagged flight, gift, hope, lesson, message, red kite, sense, wings | 19 Comments

A gift

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Sue Vincent

Some news that will bring major changes. Plans for the day scuppered at the last minute. The internet still on a stubborn go-slow, alternating with complete refusal to work at all… in spite of the new hub being delivered in … Continue reading →

Posted in flowers, Friendship | Tagged friends, gift, hope | 26 Comments

Shaping the day

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Sue Vincent

For America, July 4th is Independence Day and a national holiday. For me it is a date carved in memory with a screwdriver when four words ripped the bottom out of my world, “We have your son…” I have told … Continue reading →