I’ve read so many statuses on Facebook by people saying how 2014 was a really good year for them – the best in some cases. I’m happy for them – at least not everyone had a year like mine – a truly crap year. It was quite simply the worst year of my existence. And all I can say is More →
I remember clearly that when we first heard the diagnosis of Jeremy’s cancer I just burst into tears and couldn’t stop crying. After that, I cried twice – once when talking to a friend and once when spending time with Jeremy. That was it! But last week, we went to the Penny Brohn Cancer Care Centre in Bristol. And boy More →
Hearing about someone dying – no matter what the circumstances – is never easy. On Tuesday I got a call from the MIND offices to let me know that one of my fellow Voices of Mind had taken her own life earlier this week. Although I didn’t know Becki well, and had only met her a couple of times, I More →
Ok – so perhaps I’m seeing things in a slightly gloomy light at the moment…but it does feel like the human race is killing itself. Take a look at the statistics: In the developing world, the number of overweight and obese adults has almost quadrupled to around one billion. 1 in 3 people worldwide is now overweight. In the UK, More →
They say Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus – well in our house it is soooo true! We’ve always been known as a very strong couple – agreeing on most things…. From the food we eat, the television programmes we watch to where we go on holiday and the people we like to spend time with. But More →
As a Voice of the charity MIND, and someone who has suffered from clinical depression in the past – mental health issues are something I am very passionate about. Recent events in my personal life have made me realise what a poor relation mental health is in comparison to physical health here in the UK. Here as a loved one More →