Judgement
I woke up that day and went into my brother, Nikky’s, makeshift hospital room at home. He was at home following 9 and a half weeks in hospital, waiting to die. We knew his time was going to be up and made the decision that his final moments will be spent at home. He wasn’t speaking at this point. The toxins had entered his brain, limiting it’s function.
BeyondSIX
It was around 1996 when I realised I wanted to be different. I realised at the age of 10 that I had already seen too much pain. I had witnessed too much hurt. Abuse, whether it was self inflicted or inflicted to my loved ones by others, was a norm. Stability was inconsistent. The hardest…
World Suicide Prevention Day
Another suicide prevention day is upon us and we should firstly take a moment to remember those that have taken their own life, having felt there is no other way out. Secondly, the victims that are still with us but have to live their life with the hurt of losing their loved one through suicide;…
It was all a dream
2011 a journey had begun. Ever since watching the Hollywood classic The Bodyguard, when I was 11, I wanted to be Frank Farmer. You film geeks will know who I mean. The guy was a legend. Throwing knifes about like it was easy. Jumping into the call of duty without any care for his wellbeing.…
Believing the hype – Cracking on!
From a young age, I’ve been accustomed to getting on with things. Dwelling on adversity would have been easy to do. In reality, I always wanted to however never got the chance to. Situations never allowed me to do such things. Of course, there were moments where I did dwell, but it would’ve only been…