If you have never had the feeling of complete and utter loneliness it can be very difficult to understand. How is it possible to feel lonely, particularly when you are continually surrounded by family, friends or colleagues, which many of us are. And it’s not something you often find anyone dealing with Cancer really talking […]
Written in 2007, Me & Adam Ant records Louise’s first cycle with chemo and like everything else she wrote it is honest, warm and full of insight. Part 3: Chapter 7: The aftermath It is now May 2nd and exactly 2 weeks since Day 1. I’ve not written till now for a variety of reasons a) because I […]
Written in 2007, Me & Adam Ant records Louise’s first cycle with chemo and like everything else she wrote it is honest, warm and full of insight. Part 3: Chapter 7: CHEMO All chronology is going out the window now ‘cos I’m going to write later about the 2 weeks leading up to chemo and my IVF saga… […]
Written in 2007, Me & Adam Ant records Louise’s first cycle with chemo and like everything else she wrote it is honest, warm and full of insight. Part 3: Chapter 6: Me, myself and my body. All these years (5 1/2) that I’ve had problems with my leg, I’ve never felt I could feel sorry for myself. I’d […]
Written in 2007, Me & Adam Ant records Louise’s first cycle with chemo and like everything else she wrote it is honest, warm and full of insight. Part 2: Relationships Chapter 4: Alberto I’ve already talked about Alberto… how I feel bad for him stuck with a girlfriend with cancer. I know I shouldn’t feel like that… […]
Written in 2007, Me & Adam Ant records Louise’s first cycle with chemo and like everything else she wrote it is honest, warm and full of insight. Part 2: Relationships Chapter 2: Friends Maybe it’s cliché but something good really does always come out of something bad (more on that idea later)… and one thing that’s really […]
I’ve recently created a memory box, filled with those special things that hold the most precious memories of our life together. On the dark days, it’s something that I’ve been advised will help me to recall and revisit happier times. And in order to create this I’ve spent time going through Lou’s things and that’s how I happened […]
Hey Lou, I read a while ago that it can help if you write a letter to those that you love and have lost. And I guess right now I need a little help, so I’m writing this to you and thinking that you are just away traveling somewhere lovely. Which I wish, more than […]
Sunday was the 10 week anniversary of my wife’s death. Like clockwork, at 12.30pm every Sunday, my subconscious kicks in and no matter where I am I know that it’s time for me to pause and reflect. Last week on the 9th anniversary it was in the middle of a long bike ride. I had […]
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