I give you my heart, my beautiful, funny, clever, amazing children. There are many moments in motherhood, that overwhelm me with such an abundance of love for my children, that I just want to be able to express it. I can’t of course. Nobody can write that much love. However, during one of those moments […]
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Ectopic Prose #WednesdayWords
Here are some prose I wrote last week, during my recovery from surgery. They describe my feelings surrounding my ectopic pregnancy. There are some people who feel I should be "over it" by now, or that I had no cause to be upset, because my pregnancy was so early on. The truth is, that it […]
“The Howling” by Emma Day #WednesdayWords
This is a short poem I wrote during the horrendous wind and rain storms a few weeks ago. My house is REALLY noisy when it's windy, due to the location and positioning of our house. From my bedroom at night, the sounds are actually quite frightening. The Howling the howling the growling the window […]
Wednesday Words : Geiger Counter
This is a poem I wrote last week, whilst I was radioactive and not allowed near my children, due to receiving radioactive iodine 131 for Thyroid Cancer. The aim of this, was to illuminate any cancer and thyroid cells on a full body scan, to see if my radiotherapy in May 2013 has worked or […]
Wednesday Words: The Plait
This morning my daughter went back to school after the summer holidays. We got to school early for the first time in a long time (if ever), so we sat on a bench in the sunshine and I plaited Bunny's hair into a pretty braid, from the right to the left of her hair. It […]