Tag " Clive Gott"

I have received several messages in the last few weeks asking me how I am – due to my silence on my blog. I totally appreciate the concern that people have for me – thank you so much. Generally I am happy, busy and enjoying life! I have no need to blog as much as […]

Happy Easter to everyone! I hope you are able to spend it with those you love. I am looking forward to making a meal for Dom and my parents tomorrow. This time last year I was over in Tadcaster and spent the weekend decorating the bedroom Clive and I had planned, not really knowing where […]

Last night I had the pleasure of babysitting my niece for a couple of hours. Since Christmas her speech has come on in leaps and bounds and it was wonderful to be greeted with ‘Hello Elaine’, a smile and a wave all at the same time! Isn’t it amazing how quickly children learn the most effective way […]

I remember a conversation with my friend Chris Bingley several months ago as we shared our respective journeys of bereavement. His for his wife Joe (see her foundation details here) and me for the loss of my partner, Clive Gott. He said that you never ‘get over’ them but you do learn to carry on. Also that when you least expect it – wham! […]

On Tuesday 17th January it will be seven years since my book ‘Eyes without Sparkle – a journey through postnatal illness’ was published. Only this week I received a humbling email from a lady who is currently suffering from the same illness and tells me that my story is giving her hope and ‘getting her […]