Tag: mental illness

I feel compelled to write about the recent article posted on social media by the singer Sinead O'Connor.  When this first appeared on my facebook feed, I watched with the volume off and subtitles on. I sat, mouth open, as the plea for help unfolded: "just not dying is not living". If you have a… Continue reading Sinead O’Connor

It has been so long since I updated this blog; in my head, I've written here every day - like when you think you've replied to a text message but have just thought through the response & failed to actually write it! So much has happened yet I wonder daily if we are any further… Continue reading Still Fighting…..

So, I wrote a few weeks ago that my gut feeling was that we were heading towards a cross roads and I was certain that Lizzie would be compelled to make a decision about which path to take: my instincts were screaming at me that she was getting desperate and I was scared she would… Continue reading Another Chapter

Tonight will be brief because I'm so tired but I'm compelled to share that right now, I'm scared. I'm scared for my daughter's life. If you've followed my journey, you know I'm strong and positive in my outlook: that hasn't changed. But in sharing my journey, you also need to know that I'm real, I'm… Continue reading Tonight, I am Scared

Something is changing and I can't put my finger on it: my gut has been telling me for a few weeks that we are heading somewhere and I can't fathom out if that destination holds sunshine or showers. Last week, I took Lizzie and her friend to a concert. The artist is "up and coming"… Continue reading Will this ever end?