End of Life

I have recently been going to meetings at work about “End of Life” care pathways, which is a bit odd, but quite interesting, once I’d got past my inital horror about talking about dying. Basically the NHS and social care need to be better at helpi…

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Hearing Voices

I just got back from staying with my in-laws in Spain who are very communicative lot, and I always feel quite pleased to have some peace and quiet when we leave. However I have noticed recently that despite my own opinion of myself as a good commu…

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Be prepared

I had to go up to Durham this week to get my daughter’s passport corrected as it had the wrong date of birth (probably my fault!) which was a pain, but I had some time to myself and went for a walk around Durham. I visited the cathedral which is r…

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Amazing Grace

My sister got married this weekend and it was really a special day for our family and for her new husband’s too. There were two moments that I loved in the ceremony apart from the obvious bits of my sister looking lovely… first one was when the …

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Your works are wonderful

Today was a really nice day as I was nominated for a “you make a difference” award at work, where staff are nominated for doing work above and beyond their normal duties. With some colleagues I helped get 200,000 into the district of Bradford to …

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Sibling Rivalry

Hi, I’ve been working hard recently to try and improve my parenting as our son has a tendency to do big tantrums and get very upset, and I don’t always handle it as well as I could. In the process I have noticed that if I make a special effort to …

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In Sickness and in Health

When I married my husband I knew there would be ups and downs we would go through but recently alot of it has been about him caring for me and the kids rather than the other way round. Neither of us are particularly fond of being reliant on anyone…

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mid-life crises

I am approaching my fourtieth birthday and going to three weddings this year, it’s a coincidence but it reminds me of how I felt when I approached my thirtieth and seemed to spend all my weekends meeting new brides and grooms. When I was 29 I real…

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Happy Mother’s Day

One of my least favourite things is mother’s day. I find it an opportunity every year to beat myself up for not being the mother I think I ought to be. Not that it would be possible to be the mother in my head that I should be of course. My ideal …

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