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Category Archives: FAMILY
‘HOPE IS THE ONLY THING THAT KEEPS ME ALIVE’ – MY ‘MIND’ SUMMER CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION ENTRY ON THE THEME OF HOPE.
HOPE IS THE ONLY THING THAT KEEPS ME ALIVE! Ever woken up wishing you had not? I do not mean because you fancy another half-hour or so in bed, I mean because your whole being is CRIPPLED with anxiety … Continue reading →
Posted in ANXIETY, cellulitis, death, DEPRESSION, DIABETES, EMOTION, FAMILY, grief, HAROLD LLOYD, HEALTH, LYMPH GLANDS, LYMPHOEDEMA, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, OCD, RANT, social media, THE ARTS, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized
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Tagged #MENTALHEALTH, #PELVICPAIN, A-LEVELS, ALIVE, ANGUISH, BACK PAIN, BACTERIAL PROSTATITIS, BEREAVEMENT, BEREAVEMENT COUNSELLING, BLADDER, BLOGGING, BOMBSHELL, CAREER, CAREER GOALS, CHRONIC BACTERIAL PROSTATITIS, COLLEGE, CONTAMINATED, CONTAMINATION, COUNSELLING, CREATIVE WRITING, CRIPPLED, CRIPPLED WITH FEAR, dad, DAD DYING, death, DEGREE, DEPRESSED, DEPRESSION, DESPERATE, DEVASTATION, DIABETES, DOCTORS, DOCTORS SURGERY, DOG POO, DOG SHIT, DREAD, DREAMS, DYING, EMPATHY, FATHER DIED, fear, FEAR OF TRAVELLING, FEELINGS, FIGHT, FIGHTER, FRIENDS, frightened, FUNERAL, GALLBLADDER, GALLBLADDER SURGERY, GALLSTONES, GILMORE'S GROIN, GPS, Graduating, GRADUATION, GREIVING, Grief, HAROLD LLOYD, Health, HERNIA, HERNIA SUGERY, HONEST, HOPE, HORSE MUCK, HORSE POO, HUMAN SPIRIT, ILL, ILL HEALTH, INSPIRATION, INSPIRING, IRRITABLE BLADDER, LATE FATHER, LIFE GOALS, LIFE STRUGGLES, LIVERPOOL, LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY, LIVING AWAY FROM HOME, living with OCD, LJMU, LOWER BACK PAIN, LYMPH GLANDS, LYMPHOEDEMA, memories, mental health, MENTAL HEALTH STORY, MENTAL HEALTH THOUGHTS, mental illness, MENTAL PAIN, MIND, MIND CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION, MOTHER, MUM, NASTY SMELLS, NERVE COMPRESSION, NHS, NO HAPPY ENDING, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, OCD AWARENESS WEEK, OCD FLARE UP, pain, PANIC ATTACK, PELVIC GIRDLE PAIN, PELVIC PAIN, PENGUIN PUBLISHING, PHOBIA, PHOBIAS, physical health, PHYSICAL PAIN, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE GLAND, PROSTATE HEALTH, PROSTATE INFECTION, PROSTATITIS, PSYCHOLOGIST, PSYCHOLOGY, rib pain, sacroiliac joint, SCIATICA, SHOCK, SICK, SINUS SURGERY, SISTER, SMELL PHOBIA, SMELLS, SPONDYLOLISTHESIS, SUFFERING, SUICIDE, SWOLLEN LOWER LEGS, TOUCH, TRUE STORY, UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY LIFE, UNUSUAL OCD, UPSET, VOMIT, writing
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I WILL ALWAYS BE A SOFT, SENSITIVE AND EMOTIONAL MAN. I AM SO GLAD THAT I AM TOO…….WELL, MOST OF THE TIME!
I will always be a SOFT, SENSITIVE and EMOTIONAL MAN. This is a fact of life that I do not mind one bit. Well OK, at times I wish was a bit harder, bit rougher around the edges but that … Continue reading →
Posted in ANXIETY, BOOKS, COMEDY, DEPRESSION, EMOTION, FAMILY, FRIENDSHIP, MENTAL HEALTH, RANT, social media, SPORT, TRUE STORIES, twitter, UFC, Uncategorized
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ANOTHER SETBACK AND BODY BLOW……….I DO HAVE LYMPHOEDEMA AFTER ALL!
A week ago I had appointment at a local hospital where my worst fears were confirmed, I do indeed have a lifelong condition called lymphoedema(in my lower legs) after all. I say after all because I have had this possible … Continue reading →
Posted in ANXIETY, cellulitis, DEPRESSION, DIABETES, EMOTION, FAMILY, HEALTH, LYMPH GLANDS, LYMPHOEDEMA, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, OCD, RANT, skin infection, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized
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‘LONG LOST FAMILY’……. OH BOY WAS IT GOOD TO SEE YOU ONCE AGAIN! ‘Long Lost Family’ – A Review.
Something weird and almost magical happens whenever I sit down to watch an episode of ‘Long Lost Family’ on ITV1(the show where it reunites family members who have either lost touch or been adopted). For example, when I sat down … Continue reading →
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TWO RUDDY DOCTORS WITH TOTALLY OPPOSITE OPINIONS…….SADLY IT LOOKS LIKE I HAVE LYPHOEDEMA AFTER ALL!
ME : (somewhat perplexed) “So do I need this manual lymph drainage or not now”? VASCULAR CONSULTANT NO2 : (shouty) “YOU DO NOT HAVE LYPHOEDEMA”! These two lines above were actually said when I had a follow-up consultation with a … Continue reading →
Posted in ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, EMOTION, FAMILY, FRIENDSHIP, HEALTH, LYMPH GLANDS, LYMPHOEDEMA, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, RANT, TRUE STORIES, twitter, Uncategorized
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INFORMATIVE, INSIGHTFUL AND INVOLVING…LOUIS THEROUX AT HIS BEST! ‘Louis Theroux : Transgender Kids’. A Review.
When documentary film maker Louis Theroux educates, entertains and also emotively covers a certain subject, then I think you will pretty hard pressed to find a better documentary. This is what he indeed did last Sunday on BBC2 when he … Continue reading →
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MY MUM IS THE GREATEST MUM OF ALL – HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY MUMMY LLOYD!
There is ONLY ONE PERSON in this world that I truly love and that person is MY MUM! There is ONLY ONE PERSON in this world that has stuck by me through thick and thin and that person is MY … Continue reading →
Posted in ANXIETY, COMEDY, COMPLIMENT, death, DEPRESSION, DIABETES, EMOTION, FAMILY, FRIENDSHIP, grief, HAROLD LLOYD, HEALTH, LYMPH GLANDS, LYMPHOEDEMA, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, OCD, skin infection, TRIBUTE, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized
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Tagged BIRTH, blood relative, CARING, CELEBRATION, compliment, death, DEPRESSION, DREAMS, EMOTION, FAMILIES, FAMILLIES, Family, FEELINGS, friendship, GUARDIAN ANGEL, Health, HEARTACHE, ILL HEALTH, KIDS, LIFE, LIFE STORY, LOVE, mental health, mom, MOTHER, mother son relationship, MOTHER'S DAY, MOTHERING SUNDAY, MUM, MUMMY'S BOY, my mum, OCD, PARENTING, PARENTS, REAL LIFE, relatives, SCHOOL, son, SUPPORT, THANK YOU, THANKS, tribute, tribute to my mum, TRUE STORY, UNIVERSITY
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“HOORAY FOR HAROLD LLOYD” A Tribute to my late Father!
“HOORAY FOR HAROLD LLOYD” – A tribute to my late Father on Father’s Day, and a message of solidarity to others missing their Dads today too! For my first blog I wanted to write about something very dear and personal … Continue reading →
Posted in ANXIETY, COMEDY, COMPLIMENT, CRICKET, death, DEPRESSION, EMOTION, FAMILY, FATHER'S DAY TRIBUTE, grief, HAROLD LLOYD, HEALTH, mens health, POPULAR CULTURE, SPORT, TELEVISION, THE ARTS, TRIBUTE, TRUE STORIES, TV, UK TV, Uncategorized
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