AN INSPIRING WOMAN… The Marie Curie charity that we are so familiar with today has evolved from a woman who was so ahead of her time ….she won not 1 but 2 Nobel prizes before women even had the right to vote!!…. Marie Curie was a physicist and pioneer in the study of radiation..Today however …
Moving On…… Following on from last weeks blog (6 years ago) I’ve realised just how much life has changed.. and it’s the changes that death creates that can prolong and intensify grief. The sadness and depression are bad enough but the added mammoth task of learning to live life without mum has at times seemed …
When it comes to role models I can certainly say that I had the best… Mum was not just an inspiration but such a positive influence on not just my life but everyone who was lucky enough to have known her. Nowadays reality stars from TV programs such as “The only way is Essex” …
BEING A MUM WITHOUT A MUM (Continued) Following on from one of my very first blogs ( Being a mum without a mum, which I recently reposted on FB) I feel compelled to write again on this subject. As time has passed by and my children have grown older, I have experienced new and different …
—LAUGH OUT LOUD— There have been many days over the last 6 years that I could hardly muster up a smile never mind laughter.. being happy just wasn’t an option. Even though I wanted to happy and laugh it just seemed impossible. As time has passed and physical pain has eased laughter has thankfully become …
“”YOUSE AREN’T HALF GRATEFUL”” Mum used to say this to my siblings and I A LOT. I normally rolled my eyes and thought to myself .. here we go again.. I never really understood what she meant.. I learnt the hard way …funnily enough “you’ll learn the hard way” was another one of mums frequent …
–(I wrote this post over a year ago on my Facebook page)– The final farewell…….. 5 years ago now.. A horrible day, dreadful.. Not the darkest day but certainly one of the most unpleasant. Yes it was horrendously sad, but it almost past in a blur. Looking at that coffin ( staring would be more …
“You WILL lose your hair” said the consultant (rather abruptly), I’m sure she had already said those words a number of times that day but when those words are directed at your own mum it takes your breath away. A lot of my memories of that day are a blur as it was a constant …
What do I miss most about not having mum around? That’s a really tough question because I could write an endless list of things I miss about her. Right at the top of the list would be “being a mum without a mum” Mum was the first person through the door when my daughter ( …