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Letters to press
Dear Letters department, Assisted Dying Vote March 17 2026 Have we forgotten the State Intervention we loathed during COVID? Preventing the spread of the COVID virus took precedence over all the usual etiquette between patients, their families, healthcare and the State. Anything that divides families, creates information vacuums, fear through isolation can only lead to…
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Have we forgotten the State Intervention we Loathed during COVID?
I just knew 2026 was going to be a challenge. For twelve years my husband had enjoyed little complication from Prostate cancer. Now he has advanced stage 4 prostate cancer. The advanced bit we knew early January. The PSA blood test used to detect if prostate cancer spreads had rocketed. More than doubled in a…
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The Hidden Paws
Which animal would you compare yourself to and why? I guess cats. If I am to make any comparison then cats. For starters I can sleep like cats sleep. For long, long periods. I am a real stickler for routine the way cats are. I like to think I go where I am needed, like…
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The ton, the telegram and the terrified
Write a letter to your 100-year-old self. To be the ton – a whole hundred years on the planet! And, if the Royalty is still in situ in Britain in 2072, to get a telegram of congratulations! It’s hard to write a letter to my 100 year old self. So many variables. I can’t imagine…
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Margaret’s Magic
What is your middle name? Does it carry any special meaning/significance? We were big on middle names in my family. Many used their middle name as their first name. I was not too hot on my middle name. It seemed so boring and so old fashioned. I guess when I knew it was my grandma’s…
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The Fantastic Freedom to Fail
How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? Fear of failure is toxic. Paralysing. You can feel physically unwell though nothing is wrong. It is overwhelming, terrifying and produces catastrophic thinking. It’s been a long time since I felt like that. Recovery from this fear of failure has had a…
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The Watch, the Miraculous Medal and the Lipstick
What are three objects You couldn’t live without? The watch, about £20 sterling, is a much favoured daily object. I’ve had the garmins, the apps. Done my year on year comparisons. Sweated on the days I forgot my watch or the battery went and how that would affect ‘results’. This watch by Hearkent is more…
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