For Our Babies Friends who are Fathers speak glowingly of how their child sparked an energy within they never knew existed. Many Mothers have also shared stories with me of babies that left this world too soon. In all these conversations, the one common thread that continues to bewilder and inspire me is love. How … Continue reading For Our Babies community campaign
All too often do I feel like my voice is the only one acknowledging + championing the need to heed the emotions, the wider human experience, of people in healthcare. ALL people, be it workers, patients, friends, families, bystanders. Yet last week I found myself in the rare, yet inspiring and reaffirming, space of hearing … Continue reading Annual Birth Trauma Summit: my 7 take aways
If you admire somebody you should go ahead and tell them, people never get the flowers whilst they can still smell themBig Brother, by Kanye West There's so much pain in saying goodbye. The moment the words wheel off your tongue a heavy rung laces your lungs. What just happened? Why do I feel this … Continue reading Saying Goodbye
Ah, so it begins! Have you ever come across the concept of tolerance in the context of recreational drugs? Completely random I know, but it's relevant so keep following me through. When someone reaches tolerance of a drug, it no longer has the desired effect and outcome. I dislike what I'm about to say as … Continue reading Living the Lakes, Day 2: wansfell (via troutbeck tongue)
"When do you suppose babies became so very precious? Are they more valued now because they can survive or do they survive because they are more valued?" Call the Midwife (Season 2, Episode 5; set in 1960) Let that sink in for a moment...... Poplar to Aberfan Now let's surge forward to 21 October 1966 … Continue reading Where there is pain, there is love
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