Coming to terms with calling myself a carer
why I never saw myself as one and how I came to realise its value
A Sandwiched Life
Musings on caring for multiple generations at once and the legacy of loss as a teenager.
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Campaigning for change - but on the other side of the story
Appearing Live on BBC Breakfast for Carers UK
Winning at life: my daughter and the Derwent Art Prize 2026
It wasn't always like this.....
The Shift
new opportunities, personal growth and a lightening of burdens
Grief dreams and a funeral - then and now
In remembrance of two beautiful, similar souls
2025: The year of the curveball
As the sun drops fast into the inky horizon outside my window, I’m snatching a moment to write about this year before it, too, comes to an end.
A Christmas tale of shop staff kindness
Every year I take my mother to her favourite shop, John Lewis, for her annual Christmas present shop.
Carers Rights: use them or lose them
In support of the charities championing our cause
Diamonds in the dirt
Finding gems in hard places
When tragedy strikes...
with echoes of the past