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From Music Teacher to Magic Fairy Dust Practitioner 19 May 2013 | 04:14 pm
My friend is a music teacher. She's put in a lot of effort over the years. She started to play the violin, age seven and practised every day throughout her childhood and adolescence. She did a degre...
This Week's Activities 19 Apr 2013 | 01:21 am
I've had a really busy week this week and will write more about our adventures in Wales last weekend shortly. However, in the meantime, here's an account of my mother's activities. On Monday she did...
A Bit Poorly 7 Apr 2013 | 11:47 pm
All winter I've been expecting to get some illness - some kind of cold virus-type-thing - and all winter I've been worrying about it, because of my mother. Because my Mum is having chemotherapy for ...
Behind the Clock 4 Apr 2013 | 01:41 am
We have been sent a copy of the letter that my mother's cancer consultant has sent to her GP. It is full of such phrases as "excellent response to treatment." The cancer marker has "plummeted". They...
A Walk in the Land of Eternal Winter 1 Apr 2013 | 11:29 pm
It has been winter in Britain for ever. It started last October, when my Mum got ill, and it's been winter ever since. There is still snow in our garden. Is this some kind of April Fool? Anyway, t...
The Visit - - and a photo - - 30 Mar 2013 | 10:50 pm
Yes, I know. It's been a while. I've had SUCH a busy Spring - - rushing all over the place teaching and doing medical roleplay and I have loved every moment of it. There have been many enjoyable mo...
Doctors Speaking English 24 Feb 2013 | 10:08 pm
Here's something that I believe very strongly. It's that when you're ill, whether in hospital or at home, you should not, when talking to a doctor, have to struggle to make yourself understood. Furt...
In the Dreamtime, a Lion 10 Feb 2013 | 09:04 pm
I can't believe that it's been so long since I've written a blog post but it's been partly because things have been going remarkably well for my mother. After her first chemotherapy, the cancer marke...
Living in the NOW 19 Jan 2013 | 08:28 pm
I've always hated all those motivational books with NOW in the title. All about living in the moment, spiritual enlightenment, blah blah - - in general, anything like that kind of stuff makes me very...
On New Year's Eve 1 Jan 2013 | 02:03 am
It's been a strange Christmas, all warm and festive and in some ways very enjoyable, but always with the lurking realisation that it could well be my mother's last one. Today she started chemotherapy...
