Tides Turn
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
Family
A Brush with the Morgue
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
How Do You Qualify for Father’s Day?
This question of identity is not as strange or horrible as the recent case of Rachel Dolezal, it’s more gentle than that: do I still qualify for Fathers’ Day even though my only child died in 2005 at the age
… Read the restOn the Death of a Child & Trigger Warnings
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
Not in the Family
“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
On Being Questioned Over the Death of a Child – Part 1
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
Relative Cyborg Hell
An oldie but a goodie as cyborg Granny comes around to ‘play’ with the kids. Some people do see this as the future of family life. These people work in marketing and monetisation.
This video describes a perfect situation for … Read the rest
Cheer Up with Zuzu
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
Fear of the Aged #2
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
“Where is My Dead Husband?”
I’ve just had the conversation in which you have to tell your mum that her husband is ‘no longer with us’ hoping she won’t ask, ‘Where is he?’ She asked. She kept asking.
Why am I sharing this? Two reasons. … Read the rest