The 5 Stages Of Grief
I remember reading somewhere on the internet, I can’t remember where though, about The Kübler-Ross model, otherwise known as “the five stages of grief”. This model is a series of emotional stages by survivors of grief and death, and the 5 stages according to the...
Sunshine On My Shoulders….
In 1971 a young woman died at the age of 20. She left behind a husband, a two year old daughter, and a journal of tape recordings. A journal that told what it was to be young, and a mother, and in love…and dying. The names of the people in her life have been...
Struggling With Being An Empty Armed Mother….
I can cope with a lot of things in life, I can even cope with lots of things all going wrong at the same time. I can cope with a constant stream of death and loss, I have proved that after everything that happened to me last year. I stopped to face it, and now I am...
Interview: Chewsing Kindness & Changing The World….One Smile At A Time (Cleft Lip & Palate Awareness Week)
For my finale to the series of posts and interviews that I’ve done for “Cleft Lip & Palate Awareness Week”, I have something very special for you. In September 2013, just after my Frankie had his diagnosis of a very severe cleft lip and palate and reeling from the...
Famous People With A Cleft Lip & Palate (Cleft Lip & Palate Awareness Week)
When I first found out that my Frankie would be born with a severe cleft lip and palate, my thoughts immediately turned to his future and I thought there was a very strong possibility that he would grow up not being able to do what he wanted with his life because of...
Interview: Anna Martindale Of The Cleft Lip & Palate Association (Cleft Lip & Palate Awareness Week)
Continuing my series of interviews for Cleft Lip & Palate Awareness Week, I was lucky enough to catch up with Anna Martindale from he Cleft Lip and Palate Association (CLAPA), which is the representative organisation for all those in the UK affected by cleft lip...
RIP Stephen Sutton….One Year Ago Today xxx
I wanted to just take a moment to remember a very inspirational young man who passed away one year ago today and who raised millions for the Teenage Cancer Trust, Stephen Sutton: His trademark "thumbs up" even when he was faced with the prospect of dying inspired us...
“AND I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHERE MY BABY IS BURIED!” Oh For An NHS Future-Gazer!
My good friend Rev'd David Southall, Chaplain at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital, wrote this post which focuses on how far things have come in the last few decades. I thought I would share it here for my readers, as it is very poignant indeed.
Cleft Lip & Palate Awareness Week: Proud Parent Organises Fancy Dress Walk for Cleft Charity
When baby Lorena was diagnosed with a cleft lip and palate, her parents were launched into a world of surgeries and hospital appointments. Two years on and hoping to raise money and awareness a second sponsored walk has been organised in a local Redditch Park. A...
Interview: Annie Clothier, Volunteer For CLAPA South Wales Branch (Cleft Lip & Palate Awareness Week)
As part of my continuing series of blog posts for Cleft Lip & Palate Awareness Week, I’m absolutely delighted to have had the opportunity to interview Annie Clothier, whose daughter Ayla was born with a cleft palate. Annie is truly inspirational and she volunteers...
