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.
Consumed by grief
4 years on I’ve realised I cannot be consumed by grief and the pain associated with it. After losing my mum in 2016 and until very recently, I used to tell myself that the emptiness and space will never be filled. I was convinced that my life will never be the same again and, in…
Memories don’t fade
Do they really die?Are they still in your heart? Well, feelings for loved ones who have passed away don’t really fade away. The loved one may not be with you in person and the physical form of the person is in fact no longer with you but you still class them as dead. In a…
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;…
I was after a reaction
It was December 2015, my mum recently had a heart attack, caused from getting Sepsis. She had gone through the mill that month. survived, against all odds. As always, she was fighting through, strong willed as ever. Christmas was approaching and guess what, i had no clue of what to buy her, We would be…