I met up with an old school friend at the weekend. She has lost her husband – who she met at primary school, a real love story – and has 3 small children. She talked to me about how hard it is to have lost the only man she had ever been with, not only loved. How difficult it is to keep positive for her young children….
But then she shared with me a wonderful idea.
What she did was go and buy some disposable cameras. She gave one to each child and asked them to take photos which reflected
How they used …read more

Mum spent New Years Eve with me as she normally does since Dad died. Normally, about 10pm she disappears to her bedroom for a few tears….and I give her a few moments then go and give her a hug. However, this year…a little sadness in the eyes but no tears. I said to her, that I was proud of how she continues to cope….
She said that the pain never goes away but your heart learns to cope with the pain…and then she said something that really touched me. “Anyway, whilst you are alive your dad is alive…I see him in …read more

My heartfelt thoughts go out to Rosie Fry, 11, and her brother George, nine, lost their parents, Deb and Bob, while Alex Dinsmore, nine, and his sister Lydia, 11, lost their mum Jean. The parents drowned whilst saving their children from treacherous currents off the Portuguese coast. The Daily Mail reports
“Off-duty lifeguard, Daniel Salvaterra, 33, who runs a surf school at the Algarve resort of Praia do Tonel where the holidaymakers died, described how he tried to stop the group of seven children wading into the water.
 
He said: “I saw the children playing out in the currents. The water wasn’t …read more