Tag Archives: Grief

Some birds aren’t meant to be caged

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Stephen Liddell

Shawshank Redemption has long been about my favourite film. I’m one of those rare people who saw it when it came out at the cinema back in the 1990’s, well before it became popular on the then cutting edge DVDs. … Continue reading →

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There’s something about Nina the Lovebird

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

On Sunday morning I lost my little feathery friend, Nina the Lovebird.  She had enjoyed a n exceedingly long and good life for a Lovebird reaching around 20 years of age, Originally Nina belonged to my mother though being an animal-lover … Continue reading →

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Walking Hadrian’s Wall For Cancer Research

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

A different sort of post just for a change.  This week is the birthday of my Mother whose death occurred almost 5 years ago.  She suffered from cancer on several occasions and so  my wife, uncle and I have decided … Continue reading →

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Missing Mam, 4 years on.

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

It’s now well over 4 years since I unexpectedly lost my mother and though I would very much like to say things have settled into a new normal, they really haven’t.  Or if they have then the new normal really … Continue reading →

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Things I wish I’d known about grief

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Stephen Liddell

I wasn’t sure if I was going to post anything today or not but I thought why not, it will likely be the last post on my Mam and I thought this one might be more positive and help others. … Continue reading →

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