As usual, I have left it too long to write a blog post and so much had happened that it’s hard to quantify in one post...but I shall give it a good go! My last blog post spoke of us finally working towards a discharge for Lizzie. Hope and excitement was high. Pinnacle to the… Continue reading So Fragile…
Tag: mental illness
Setting the Record Straight – Self Harm
I woke in the early hours last night and couldn’t get back to sleep; something I wrote on my blog post yesterday was bothering me: I had written about Lizzie’s incident of self harm & how I judge myself harshly about my daughter having access to sharps. I really need to qualify this. When someone… Continue reading Setting the Record Straight – Self Harm
Suicidal V’s Not Wanting to Die
If you read my last blog post, you will know that I was heading off to Kenya to spend a week with orphaned elephants in Ithumba. I can honestly say that this was the most amazing experience of my life! We went with a company expert in arranging these types of trips (www.prestige-promotions.co.uk) & visited… Continue reading Suicidal V’s Not Wanting to Die
It’s Only a Week…
Tomorrow morning I am flying to Kenya to spend a week, with my eldest daughter, at an elephant orphanage in Nairobi. This is a lifetime dream of mine! I adore elephants and for some reason, they have always been so special to me. I can remember being a little girl, probably no older than 5… Continue reading It’s Only a Week…
Torn in Two
This weekend was an interesting one for all sorts of reasons. We had two pretty important events scheduled for Saturday: my youngest daughter had her first group session with CHUMs, a fantastic bereavement support service for children and Lizzie was attending a celebration event to mark what would have been the 17th birthday of her… Continue reading Torn in Two
My Suicidal Daughter 