Tag: self-care

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Would You Be-Leaf It?

At first, I planned to include this week’s blog in the comic, but I changed my mind. To really share how I felt on Wednesday afternoon, I needed to write honestly and openly, just as it was. As you know, Matthew’s journey through his cancer diagnosis, tumour removal, and chemo over the past four months […]

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Introducing Mr I.T. Geek and Mary Migraines Chin Hairs.

Let me just set the scene: it’s a Wednesday morning, I’m on my first bucket of tea (yes, a bucket), Mary Migraine is lurking somewhere in the shadows like a nosy neighbour, and grandchild number four has kindly shared their latest superbug with me. I have a cough and a sore throat. “Have grandkids,” they […]

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Title: Dazzle Dutchess Debbie and the Lasagne Lunch of Champions

It’s another classic Friday Lunch Club at the community centre, where glamour meets chaos, and the aroma of ambition (mainly garlic and bubbling cheese) fills the air. Dazzle Dutchess Debbie, armed with her apron and a spatula that could double as a baton, is orchestrating a lasagne operation that would make Gordon Ramsay cry tears […]

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Monday Mayhem: Frying Pans, Sausages & Sanitary Towels On My Forehead

Chef Amy has officially reached weaponised kitchen goddess status with her brand new frying pan, and a warning label: scratch it, and she’s legally allowed to clobber you. I’ve seen her wield it. I’m not taking any chances. Even the metal utensils are scared. Meanwhile, Matthew had to pee in two tubes after Cancer Support […]

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3d book display image of The Missing Piece in Coping with Grief

Grief is a universal language that we all speak.

Grief is an emotion and sad feeling that the whole of humanity can connect with. We can all agree that at some stage in our lives we have lost somebody we loved, or somebody close to us. We can all understand that deep sadness that grief leaves behind and agree that we feel shock, disbelief and sadness.

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