The Day Dad DiedI still remember this as if it was yesterday, although it also seems as if it happened in another lifetime to another person.It was February 6th 1962, I was 13 and my brother was 10. My Mum and Dad were happily married and so very much in love, we had loving grandparents in fact all I remember of my younger da... More..
MelissaShe was in her 50s just like me when we met through my gentleman friend over 5 years ago. We immediately clicked, plus we had something in common we both had chronic, long-term illnesses. I had had M.E. for 21 years and she had had M.S. for 25 years. Although different symptoms, the problems we had were the same the wa... More..
A Bleeding HeartIt was the 19th November 2003, tomorrow I would have been married just 6 months to the day, and it was 10pm on a Saturday night. My husband and I had been to see my mum in hospital during the afternoon and had stayed until 8pm. Something was definitely different with her she didn't seem herself at all I had me... More..
The Walking StickIt was a Friday night, 7.30pm, and the venue was a lovely, old pub in the centre of an island. The car park was almost full, people were everywhere, especially outside on the benches, eating and drinking; just enjoying the lovely weather.A red saloon car pulled into the disabled bay and a gentleman got out he... More..
Rocking on a Saturday nightWhen I arrived at work and opened my cupboard, I found an advert inside someone had left me details of an event which was happening in a couple of months' time. It was at the local theater and the reason they knew I would be interested was that it was featuring the music of Elvis, Eddie Cochrane, Ro... More..
A Love That Could Never BeI was 19 when Grant came to live with us. My dad had died when I was 13 and now, 6 years later, my mum felt able to choose someone with whom to spend her life again. Grant was only 27 18 years younger than my mum but that didn't seem to matter they made each other happy and were in love; I couldn't h... More..
GranddadMy mum had died 4 years ago and I had grown closer to my granddad than I had ever been in his eyes I had taken the place of my mum, just as my mum had taken the place of my granny when she died.I had just given birth to my precious baby daughter a gift from God and we had not long come back from seeing grandad. As he ... More..
Susan Cooper
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