SELF CARE AND SELF PRESERVATION
(Updated 17th November 2021) These are the strong and forceful words of Audre Lorde, the late American writer, feminist and civil rights...
SUMMER'S GONE - ESTHER MARION HART - MUM
My dear Mum passed away back in April 2018 but due to bureaucratic issues her ashes were only eventually interred today. Finally she, Dad...
CHRISTMAS PAST SUMMER PRESENT
A true story. No blame. Just consequences. 30 YEARS AGO - CHRISTMAS EVE 1987 It was quite literally the day before Christmas 1987 and a...
My attendance at the East Kent Joint Commissioning Group.
Health commissioners met last week (30th Nov) in Folkestone and agreed TWO POTENTIAL OPTIONS for urgent, emergency and acute medical care...
VOLUNTEER FOR WELLBEING
Volunteer for wellbeing! Volunteering can help you come to terms with an illness or setback in your life and help take your mind off your...
TRUE STORY - STORM OF 87 - THE DAY WE CAME FACE TO FACE WITH A SNOW LEOPARD
Thirty years ago this week the great storm of 1987 had ravaged the south of England and as an electrical craftsman in the electricity...
MY TWO-YEAR LIFE-CHANGING THEORY
My two-year life changing theory. Basically, life has taught me that any major life-changing event takes AT LEAST two years to process...
DUNKIRK AND DAD
I've just been to see the epic new 'Dunkirk' movie at the Carlton Westgate on its first night of release and what a gripping and intense...
THE BELLS OF SANTORINI
There's no doubt about it, the people of Santorini just love their bells. Wherever you walk on the island you are in earshot of at least...
HERE THERE & EVERYWHERE!
Six months into my Patient & Public Engagement role at NHS Thanet Clinical Commissioning Group and things really are coming together. A...
