
A Fresh Departure and Love

Beyond the peace that flowed from her rest
Is an early morning room, with her eyes open,
Looking up into the tepid sunlight directly above her face.
A cold place, an ocean of calm, wretched wrecking pain.
She left … Read the rest
This morning I was listening to the radio. Rosie Ayliffe, the mother of murdered British backpacker, Mia Ayliffe-Chung, was speaking about her daughter. Specifically she was speaking about seeing her daughter in the morgue. She then went on to speak … Read the rest
I’ve was nominated by a German friend for something called the ‘7/7 challenge’. For seven days I needed to choose seven tracks to represent seven words or phrases or places, the nominate someone else. On day three I chose Disability.… Read the rest
Last year I wrote about a piece called, On Being Questioned Over the Death of a Child – Part 1 about the death of my daughter Zuzu. It included details about the police presence, the later police interviews, and it … Read the rest
“It’s so great being part of the BigCompanyX Family. I can’t tell you how much it means to me to be part of such a close-knit and supportive family.”
There’s a quote I’ve been reading or hearing a lot in … Read the rest
I was living in Sydney, Australia the day that my daughter died of a combination of pneumonia, a badly administered anaesthetic following dentistry work and her disability. She died in the room next to mine. I discovered her in the … Read the rest
I’ve just come across the wonderful Mamalewis blog “The Amazing Adventures of the Half-Brained Baby”. It’s run by Stacie Lewis about her daughter May.
It reminded me of my own half-brained daughter Zuzu who suffered from a form of cerebral … Read the rest
Heading down to the hospice this week to have a meeting about funding for Mum. At least that’s what the health people hope.
They hope that we can agree funding but get past actual placement for this 81 year-old.… Read the rest
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