Since I first started blogging on WordPress in 2009 I wondered how the blogs on “Freshly Pressed” ( a showcase of daily editors’ picks from across the WordPress community) were chosen and truth be told harbored… Continue reading
Cancer diagnosis and treatment have undergone major changes in recent decades in Ireland: a National Cancer Control Programme has commenced and screening for breast and cervical cancer have been introduced. Here are the… Continue reading
Thanks to all of you who read and commented on yesterday’s post on grief. Once again I am struck by how much strength and comfort we can draw from each other. We should… Continue reading
Two years later and I am still grieving for my mother. I still grieve for the unborn baby I lost the week after her funeral, and for the babies unborn before that. I… Continue reading
The soundtrack to my teenage years in the mid-eighties was filled with The Specials Nelson Mandela protest song; in school I spoke as captain of our debating team about the evils of apartheid in South Africa,… Continue reading
While we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving traditionally here, I have always loved the idea of this holiday season and in its spirit I want to say a very special thanks to YOU, my loyal… Continue reading
If you are in the full blown depths of depression, then perhaps you think there is nothing that can make you feel better. I get that. I’ve been there. The problem with depression… Continue reading