"if you want something you will make it happen...if you dont. you'll find an excuse". A colleague shared these words with me m...

The long summer holiday.  Obviously I use the word "summer' in the loosest sense of the word as I have resorted to firing up the wo...

One of the first things I did the day after Andy died was to bag up all his meds, injections and creams and take them back to the hospital. ...

We took Daisy back to school for her funeral, one last trip to the school she loved and had attended from the age of three.  I wanted to hid...

It's so hard to believe that Daisy has gone, that we will not see her any more, that I won't hear her call out "mummyyyyy!!!!!!...

It's been nearly a year now.  It's been a tough year.  So many firsts; first father's day, first mother's day, first wedding...

There are two things that Daisy loves in the world more than her family or her good friends Singing Hands (don't worry Suzanne and Trac...

I know I talk about death a lot in this blog, but everyone who knows me personally also knows that I am the most optimistic, positive person...

It's only been 4 months.  4 months since I last held Andy's hand, 4 months since he was in this house. In the days and weeks afterwa...

A couple of weeks ago I decided to take Daisy to an inclusive Dance & Singing workshop at the Royal Festival Hall on the Southbank in Lo...

We gave Andy a wonderful send off, filled with friends, laughter, music, stories, just as he wished.  People travelled from all over the wo...

It's funny the opportunities adversity can throw at you.  We have found this with Daisy, we have experienced the lowest of lows at ...

Marathon runners know this term well - hitting the wall.  That point in the race where your reserves have run out, you legs are screaming in...

There was an interim budget last week in the UK.  Another round of austerity measures, more cuts,  more worrying times for those of us, forc...

I've got yet another chest infection, I feel really rough and no doubt, thanks to my asthma, a prescription for a course of steroids wil...

A few years ago I wrote a blog post about whether respite was a right or a privilege .  It has always felt like I should be so grateful to t...

Securing an Education, Health & Social Care Plan to support your child's special education needs feels at times like being forced to...

Before children  I had never paid a visit to the local accident and emergency department as an adult.  When my first three came along I had ...

When I go to Glastonbury I prefer to wander around around, discovering music that I might not otherwise have heard if I stuck to a rigid li...

Sorry readers, I have neglected you for far too long.  Truth is, this crazy, busy, plate spinning life of mine has gone into warp drive and ...