No, really!  When you write a parenting blog, to be shortlisted for an award in the Mumsnet Blog awards is the blogging equivalent of being ...

I try to be a positive role model to my children, I'm always out and about doing some sort of sport, running, swimming, cycling, I wa...

The Summer holidays are tough for families like ours, even more so now that Andy is no longer with us. When everyone is at school and coll...

When Andy was first diagnosed with cancer I found myself trawling the internet, trying to find good news stories about people who had surviv...

Both my boys have high functioning autism.  We have (with their permission) always been very open about this, celebrating their difference, ...

I've neglected my blog for far too long and it's about time for an update, particularly for those of you who don't follow me on ...

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...

2016 London Marathon done, not a personal best time but pretty decent at 04:24 given everything else I have had on my plate..... ...