Wednesday 8th May 2024 After my divorce September 1992, I had a couple of acquaintances, nothing serious then I fell into a relationship with a man, which went absolutely nowhere. I later found out the man I had been seeing for months was married! That relationship just tipped me over the edge! What with money worries, another bad relationship, I hit rock bottom. I really struggled with my mental health, so much so that I felt I had no where to turn, my head got the better of me…I really didn’t want to be in this world. The only way I could see to put things right was to get out of this world ..read more

Monday 6th May 2024 Over the last 40 years, I have been employed in a number of positions, all very different I had a range of part time jobs while bringing up my daughters in their early years, as they got older I worked full time for Lancashire County Council Building Cleaning Services. I absolutely loved this job and was extremely saddened when they lost the cleaning contracts. It was then I was redeployed to the Blackburn Joint Divisional Offices. There I worked on the main reception for Social Services and property services. It was ok but not what I was used to. I wasn’t really used to cl ..read more

Friday 3rd May 2024 As a single parent to two daughters, I was faced with various challenges, such as financial difficulties and lack of emotional support. It was overwhelming juggling work, household responsibilities, and parenting my duties. Finding reliable childcare, was challenging, eventually it did get a little easier as the years went by, despite all of the challenges. Weekends when spent in creating memories any way we could. You don’t need lots of money to create memories, it’s the special moments spent together that are priceless. It’s the paddling in a stream and the picnics we h ..read more

Thursday 2nd May 2024 I don’t normally write a blog on a Thursday but after watching a short video this morning I felt I just had to share far and wide A few weeks before Wendy died she recorded a video for the readers of her last book https://www.waterstones.com/book/one-last-thing/wendy-mitchell/9781526658777 Anna Wharton, Wendy’s ghostwriter, very kindly gave me permission to share The video is about 9 minutes long, time to sit, get a cuppa and listen to Wendy as she talks about why people should have the right to choose a death with dignity You may or may not not agree with Wendy’s view ..read more

Wednesday 1st May 2024 I was 2 months away from my 21st birthday when I gave birth to my first daughter Samantha. The pregnancy wasn’t the best, excessive morning sickness and hospital admissions for the first few months, It wasn’t until i reached around 5months into the pregnancy that the sickness subsided. I didn’t like being pregnant, maybe that was because of the sickness and lack of support from the father. He preferred beer rather than being at home. That is one part of my life that I prefer to shut out, so I will probably just skirt around him, if you don’t mind. When Samantha was bor ..read more

Monday 29th April 2024 After I started to write blogs about my childhood, I realised I had very few photos available. I had no idea where I have put the old photos! Why have they all disappeared! After a week of thinking and searching, I eventually retrieve a couple from social media, but still can’t find the original photos! Dementia and loosing things…Now that’s another topic! Anyway, as if by magic 2 photos albums just appeared on the shelf! I have very little recollection of this photo, looking at the background it was definitely taken outside Buckingham Palace, I would imagine possibly a ..read more

Friday 26th April 2025 I thought it might be a nice idea to tell you a little bit about my life before dementia. We all have a past, but for me, when I receive my diagnosis, my past life just seemed to disappear. In an instance my life and all my past experiences just vanished! I had now become a dementia statistic “The person with Early Onset Alzheimer’s” It is so sad, but very true! Most people only see the dementia, they are not interested that I actually had a life before this disease. So over a few blogs I will be finding old photos to write about. Photos which I have randomly picked from ..read more

Wednesday 24th April 2024 After so many of you enjoy my blog about the wonderful little birds and their song, I thought I would share the birds or waterfowl that I see on my regular walks around the nature reserve pond waterfowl are a delightful sight, with their graceful movements on the water and vibrant plumage. From the majestic swans to adorable ducks, i will take you with me to explore some of the most fascinating waterfowl species found on the Nature Reserve I visit every opportunity I get. The Majestic Mute Swans: One of the most iconic waterfowl species is the Mute Swan. Known for t ..read more

Monday 22nd April 2024 It was Friday 12th April 2024, I was meeting up with my Admiral Nurse Maxine and Julie Today would be a community health and well-being event which would be taking place from 12 – 4pm at the Winter Gardens Blackpool I would be travelling by tram today as I hate trying to navigate the carpark pay machines, they are just so confusing…They don’t take coins anymore! As I get off the tram at the North Pier I see a little elephant Woo I mustn’t get distracted! I had completely forgotten that it was the start of Elmer’s Big Parade! Elmers Big Parade Blackpool, will be brought ..read more

Friday 26th April 2025 I thought it might be a nice idea to tell you a little bit about my life before dementia. We all have a past, but for me, when I receive my diagnosis, my past life just seemed to disappear. In an instance my life and all my past experiences just vanished! I had now become a dementia statistic “The person with Early Onset Alzheimer’s” It is so sad, but very true! Most people only see the dementia, they are not interested that I actually had a life before this disease. So over a few blogs I will be finding old photos to write about. Photos which I have randomly picked from ..read more