July Memories Two life changing events have occurred for me, during July. Every year, as July approaches, I feel my mood darkening. I can’t explain it really, but I feel the need to focus on remembering, as the month approaches. Usually, when I feel overwhelmed with memories, I’m able to compartmentalise them, and pop them […]
Birthday Memories
Almost My Birthday January is my birthday month, and recently I’ve found myself thinking about the birthdays that I’ve had, in what is very quickly becoming a long life. I’ve never been one to get excited about my birthday, although as a child, each year after starting school, I was given a birthday party with […]
Remembering Craig – 24 years
Craig Dempster 14.07.77 – 02.11.1995 And so another anniversary rolls around. Today marks 24 years since my middle child, Craig passed away. I think of Craig every single day. Not just on anniversaries. Craig would be 42 years old now. I can’t help but wonder, if his life had not been prematurely cut short, what […]