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Here’s the truth: I don’t know how to answer their questions.
I don’t know what’s enough or too much to share.
Tag: #irish
Heaters & Hoovers
One of the many things I took away from our very first Bereavement Camp at Barretstown is that ‘Hoovers’ and ‘Heaters’ are in our lives. They’ve always been there.
…A Year On…
My eyes scan the screen. I read and re-read what they had typed. They are the ones who are paving the way for me and others like me. They never asked for that “job“. No one would ever ask for that “job.” Against […]
Meet Finn, Mia and of course Sirius
The box arrived. This was my first time to have ever been sent something to review. I have been offered items before but often felt that they didn’t ‘fit’ in with what I tend to write about. I had explained briefly […]
Being a carer in Ireland…
What happens after? This question weighs heavily on my mind. This is not an easy piece to write nor is it easy to ‘put it out there’ but…but I do feel we the caregivers must ask this—what happens after? (I can only […]
Friends…where would WE be without them?!!!!
We all have that one friend, don’t we? The one that is always going to make you laugh, purposely or not. D and I have one such friend. “I’m after getting a summons” he casually dropped into our otherwise, average conversation. “A […]
Oh Mary…how you made me laugh
I am genuinely looking forward to ageing. With age comes a certain level of ‘I don’t give a crap’ attitude. This attitude was first demonstrated to me by Mary. When I was in my early 20’s, I worked in a cash office, […]
I’m not laughing…
I heard it today, again. I have been pretending I don’t notice it, but today, today it was evident for the world to see, not only to those who know the man. I stood in the sitting room, watching J and […]
My boys; my coaches !
I am not fit. My idea of exercise is chasing Ethan. When Ethan is at school I chase baby D. Chasing baby D is what I imagine chasing a drunk man walking on a tight rope would be like, you don’t want […]
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