Tag " Friendship"

Thank you so much for all the supportive private messages I got after my post yesterday. If the BBC Breakfast interview comes off one huge advantage I can say about bereavement blogging is the encouragement you get from others. It is so much appreciated. As a way of rising back out of my ‘down’ I did as […]

I slept more soundly than I have in weeks and woke with a mission – blog! We had another leisurely breakfast and settled down by the pool. My thumb couldn’t type fast enough and the morning simply ‘went’. It was actually good to have a record of what had gone on here – so far. […]

>After a good night’s sleep I was eager to get into the sunshine. Mum enjoyed a bath in the tub big enough for two. I tried to erase any ‘should have’ thoughts and instead smiled at what ‘had’ happened. I thought of the copper bath at Salthouse Harbour hotel in Ipswich. We joined Nip and […]

I arrived at Nip and Ellie’s feeling like I could burst with hurt. I was worried that they might think all I would do was cry the whole trip. I let go of that worry. They are good friends and we were all feeling his loss. So why pretend? By being open surely that was […]

Amongst the many decisions to be taken when your loved one unexpectedly dies is what to cancel and what to continue with. Initially I had wanted to go on the cruise we had booked for September and take Clive’s sister Lynn instead as Clive had wanted to take her on a holiday. I also found […]