Photo credit: GoogleWith the recent death of the fantastic actor and comedian Robin Williams, we seriously need to rethink the way we see mental illness. Though not a sufferer of a mental illness myself, I know the impact having a…
Recently there was a programme on Channel 4 called My Last Summer, about five terminally ill strangers who get together to prepare for the best death possible. We laughed with them, cried with them, watched them deteriorate and watched as…
Why is death such a taboo? It's the only thing guaranteed in life. Everyone knows they will die at some point or another. So why do we shy away from it? Whatever your beliefs, it will happen. Some people die…
I have been through a lot in my twenty years. I lived a somewhat normal life for fourteen of them - just fourteen years - until my life was inexplicably changed. I am lucky for those fourteen years though, as…
There's a change of plan with this week's post - I had one written but we suffered a huge loss this week when we had to put down our much loved dog, who was my companion and best friend. This…