At this time tomorrow my mum will have been dead for one year. My biggest learning from said year is that nothing breaks like a heart. Over the past few days I have noticed that the pressure I felt on my chest in the weeks following my mum’s death is back. At the most inopportune … Continue reading Nothing Breaks Like A Heart

My mum had been in and out of hospitals too many times to count since her breast cancer diagnosis in 2012. On this day last year she was discharged from a hospital for the last time. December 11 2017 I left the office at 4:20 p.m. and went to Cedars for a glass of wine … Continue reading My Last Conversation With My Mother

Next week at this time, right down to the minute, my mum will have been dead for one year. This post is probably going to rile my people up so before I start I need to make it clear that there is nothing but love between us. I do not doubt that we love each … Continue reading A Little Bit Needy