Armagh, Northern Ireland

4 L's of living and beyond

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Learning from trauma

2 years ago

We’ve experienced a difficult fortnight as a family – perhaps the most difficult of our lives, however we have renewed hope and optimism 2 weeks on, Adam (my son-in-law) is…
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Matt Brown

4 years ago

Back in 1990 when Gillian and I got married, we didn’t have very much to put in our first home, not even a sofa! Yet I thought it would be…
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Running into 2022

4 years ago

I started this WordPress site back in 2014, however lack of available time to develop the content I had intended meant that I never got out of the starting blocks.…
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Father’s Day

12 years ago

Today is Father’s Day in the UK and as I was riding my bike earlier I was thinking about a stat I read some time ago that indicates (if my memory is…
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Thoughts with a friend. I have a good friend who has been living with cancer for several years. She is around my age, has two girls just like me and I know she is having a painful time these last number of weeks. But I also know she is in the right place – the Marie Curie Hospice and she has the attention of a brilliant group of palliative care doctors, nurses and the wider team. In the hospice she is safe, they are caring and compassionate, family can come and go as they please – a home from home. I hope to call and see her later today and more importantly I trust that her pain will reduce over the days ahead as the team do what they do best, they keep trying until they get it right. Marie Curie Cancer Care, just like other palliative care and charitable organisations of this kind is one that we should all be very grateful for. So as I ride my bike this week, I’ll think of my friend and I’ll hope the very best for her.

12 years ago

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One month to go to le grand depart and my training plan has incresing intensity. I’m just in from a 90 mile cycle in great conditions – no rain today until heavy showers in the final 20 miles. Looking out the window now I’m glad of the 6am depart.This week I’ve cycled 90 miles outdoors and 60 miles indoors on the turbo, along with 25 miles of road running in Torquay – overall a reasonably good week. Time to get up to a hundred miles next weekend with the race ready distance of 120miles 3 weeks away. So far I’ve no injuries, eating well, hydrating well and I’mfeeling good – on the hills this morning a little weight loss was a noticeable benefit.

12 years ago

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Marie Curie Cancer Care – my year of support

12 years ago

Some years ago I nursed a man in the final weeks of his life, who had a beautiful painting of Slieve Binian on his wall. This view is one of…
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