Delivering Love

I am definitely not of the school that thinks the world has gone mad . Every fibre of my being says this terrible virus needs to be respected and taken with the utmost seriousness. Every medic I know has expressed similar feelings of being on the precipice of something the likes of which we have…

As emotional loops go l,this week for me has been quite something . Motherw poorly and hospitalised , husbands out of work , friends battling the worst of illness , cousins facing life changing cancer diagnosis .. it has felt painful and raw , at times very overwhelming and difficult to process . Yesterday Pete…

I am an emotional sponge 🧽 whatever the emotions, mine or otherwise I have a tendency to suck it all up .. it’s like I think that’s what I should do .. need to do … but even sponges get full and when they’re too full they drip , they’re ineffective. You see sponges are…

Over a number of years I have allowed myself to become slightly ambiguous about life outside of work , family and home . It’s not a good thing . It stemmed from fear and hurt and has never fully abated . Those reading this who know me somewhat are already a little confused , perhaps…

I had a wee impromptu night with one of my girls . It’s not that often we get the opportunity , it’s so easy for days to turn into weeks and weeks into months . Before you know it you haven’t seen their sweet face in so long and that tug on your heart to…

It’s no secret that I spend my days trying to make even the littlest difference to people who are hurting . That’s what my day to day working life boils down to for me . Years of education , practice , further study and learning, to somehow , maybe , be able to make a…

Much to the amusement of many of my dear ones I am an avid yarn lover. While they await their glossy boxes and so on I await my yarn surprises .There are many countless blogs and internet pages dedicated to this wonderful craft, this is not one of them. Why do what others do better?…

I have been really quite moved by some of the comments and messages I’ve received from yesterdays blog. It was a very heartfelt piece that was as much about me expressing to myself what I felt about my life and it’s purpose as it was my experiences a s a midwife. I was touched by…

  I cannot count the times that people have asked me if I miss being a midwife. The truth is I miss the unparalleled experience of guiding a new life into this world, I miss the environment of a hospital delivery suite and the rush that comes with such responsibility and clinical input. However, I…

Recently I’ve been searching within myself about who I really am. Or so I thought. The reality is I was searching for someone who does not exist. The truth is after all these years I know who I am, what I struggle to understand is that the person who needs to accept that most is…