“Bring out your dead”…. “Hang on, I’m not dead yet….” I love that bit of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I’ve been saying “I’m not dead yet” for years – for a wide range of purposes! So even though it sounds a bit strange to say it here, in relation to my own Dad […]
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SATS – making them work for us….
SATS. I don’t know if I’m supposed to refer to them as sats, Sats, SATS or S.A.T.S. or something else? After an initial, misguided panic several months ago about them actually being important, we’re now taking a much more preferable approach to them – viewing them as something to be undertaken, and putting our best […]
Two months on…
Someone called me the other day – her Father In Law had died and she was struggling to help her Husband find words for a eulogy. I duly sent over my own words – with the caveat that just as I’d said, they were relevant and personal to me, my family and my relationship with […]
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At the time, it was an incredible experience…
I wrote this before Christmas 2017. On Wednesday this week, I went to see my Dad. I’m doing my best to pop in as much as I can, even if it’s just twice a week. It’s much less than I’d like to be visiting – working one job, running a business and our boys […]
Things which have stopped me in my tracks…
Things which have stopped me in my tracks: Monday 16th April, 12.07. Noon Working in Canva. Setting up images for Hope House Press. Photos of my Dad that I used for his funeral service programme. I cannot believe that he’s actually died. These photos are all we have. He’s not coming back. There will be […]
Well, I wasn’t expecting that.
So, today is Saturday. At 8am, I’m laying in bed, feeling overshadowed by thoughts of my Dad, how he died, what happened and what could have happened. How I need to get on with the day and don’t want to and …. well. It just goes on. The internal conflict. Meh. And in the post, […]
How to help when someone dies….
It is two weeks and one day since my Lovely Dad died. In the midst of this, the saddest I have ever felt in my life, there have been some moments of absolute kindness that have touched not just me, but our family in ways that I will be forever grateful for. So, feeling like […]
Dear Father Christmas….
Dear Father Christmas, For Christmas I would like something that I know many people won’t be asking for, but I do know that there is something that I really, really want. I really would like for this to be my Dad’s last Christmas here on this earth and that he’ll move on to the next […]
I hope you had the time of your life.
Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go So make the best of this test, and don’t ask why It’s not a question, but a lesson learned in time It’s something unpredictable, but in the end it’s right I hope you had the […]
It’s not all meh. Promise ;)
Just in case you think I’ve totally lost all my positivity and the things which usually make me such a good person to know and hang out with, I’d like to tell you that I’m still here. Still finding life fun in places and still loving my work and my people. Promise. x Me. […]
Hello Dad. Letter 1.
The excitement when you find a packet of your favourite crisps and snaffle them without being caught!!! He chose the crisps this afternoon. He put them in the cupboard. But he was surprised to find them and enjoyed eating them. We’re trying to find joy in the small things. #dementiaawareness #dementia #stillmydad A post shared […]
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