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A Summer Party

  On Saturday we were invited to a wonderful  50th birthday party for a friend who lives in the same village. It was so beautifully planned, I believe there was upwards of one hundred and thirty persons present, yet the organization was amazing.  A...

Is There Ever A Right Time ?

Is there ever a right time when you are severely ill to take a holiday? Some would say that’s a risk too far! Maybe because we have been so shocked at the invasion into our lives of this ‘Myeloma beast’ and also Hamada had so many serious...

I Will Not Be Broken by Jerry White.

It was with great interest that I read “White’s” inspirational book after it had been brought to my attention. This book with it’s clear steps on how to overcome life’s diversities in the face of tragedy felt to me, like it had a place...

My Clock – By Susie Hemingway

How peaceful in this pavilionas the pendulum is free to swing,I wish to guard these regulated movementsas you oscillate in free time.I wish to savour your liberty of actionsyour power of self-determinationI need to imprison and restrain this time,to mend this clock of...

A Good Day.

It’s funny how some good days just get better as they go along and when you expect them least. Hamada has been doing so well lately, more than we could have dared to believe, only a few short weeks ago. Still sleeping a lot but noticeably better. Yesterday we...

My Music Joy.

  You are never too old to learn to enjoy something new. Never dismiss something as not being for you, not your type of thing, not something you do!  wear, read or eat.  Never say that’s not for me.  Never at any age,  for such joy comes...