Stories for our hearts
The day he died. Then and Now.
May 26th, the day Ruairí died. It still surprises me, the sheer physicality of my grief, the way my body aches as though I have gone back in time. London...
The day he died. Then and Now.
May 26th, the day Ruairí died. It still surprises me, the sheer physicality of my grief, the way my body aches as though I have gone back in time. London...
Ruairí would be nine years old
Ruairí, today, April 12th, you would be nine.On days like this, the aching for you hangs heavy, weighted with the now quiet, familiar, disbelief that you have died, and won’t...
Ruairí would be nine years old
Ruairí, today, April 12th, you would be nine.On days like this, the aching for you hangs heavy, weighted with the now quiet, familiar, disbelief that you have died, and won’t...
A new year is upon us
I cling to the notion that it is simply a change in number, a different digit that I can largely ignore. Yet my mind refuses to escape the cruel reminder...
A new year is upon us
I cling to the notion that it is simply a change in number, a different digit that I can largely ignore. Yet my mind refuses to escape the cruel reminder...
When nothing softens the grief...
The rising sun shone on the sand under my feet as I walked along under a Middle Eastern sky a few days ago. I used my toes to write your...
When nothing softens the grief...
The rising sun shone on the sand under my feet as I walked along under a Middle Eastern sky a few days ago. I used my toes to write your...
A different kind of magic
I flicked on the radio in the car last week. I like this one station that plays a mix of 80’s and 90’s hits from artists like UB40, Duran Duran,...
A different kind of magic
I flicked on the radio in the car last week. I like this one station that plays a mix of 80’s and 90’s hits from artists like UB40, Duran Duran,...
It's bereaved siblings month
It’s Worldwide Bereaved Siblings Month. I read once that siblings are known as the ‘forgotten grievers’, very sadly, it’s often so true. My oldest son Charlie was just seven years old...
It's bereaved siblings month
It’s Worldwide Bereaved Siblings Month. I read once that siblings are known as the ‘forgotten grievers’, very sadly, it’s often so true. My oldest son Charlie was just seven years old...