Death | Family Affairs and other matters

SEYDOU’S DEATH

Friday, December 30, 2011

The news has been full of the stabbing of an 18 year old boy in Oxford Street on Boxing Day. Allegedly it was between rival gangs. He bled to death in front of hundreds of onlookers and on the news they showed a group of other teenagers from the gang arguing with the police. In [...]

REASONS TO BLOG

Thursday, November 17, 2011

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SOMETIMES my life goes OFF SCALE mad. It has not been easy of late. I have split up with Builder Bloke but of course because his children and my children are step brothers and sisters there will continue to be a link. I keep hearing things. There is no escape. I have had various child [...]

“REFLECTING ABSENCE”

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

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Whilst in New York with my daughter over the 10 year anniversary weekend we of course went off to see the new memorial called “Reflecting Absence” which was opened to the public two days ago. It’s main features are two pools on the footprints of the fallen towers with accompanying waterfalls. The names of the [...]

BIRTH DAY

Sunday, August 21, 2011

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It would have been my father’s birthday today if he hadn’t have gone and died unreasonably young, just nine months ago. This date – his day – the one we always celebrated with great enthusiasm because he loved birthdays and parties and expected a fuss to be made, we anticipated would be a difficult day [...]

ISOBEL REILLY’S DEATH – EVERY LONDON PARENT’S NIGHTMARE

Thursday, April 28, 2011

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My 15 year old daughter missed the whole of the Easter weekend because she was on her Duke of Edinburgh million kilometre a day walk, carrying practically a house on her back. She was dreading it. However, her blisters and aches and pains paled into insignificance when on Saturday morning the friend she was sharing [...]

SAD NEWS

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

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My uncle died yesterday. Aged 63. Too young. After a brave battle with cancer. He spent much of his life abroad and consequently his children- my cousins are too far away – we feel very frustrated that we cannot be with them at this time to give them all a huge hug. My poor mother [...]

ANDREA COLLINS SMITH

Saturday, July 5, 2008

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The Punk Rock Mommy. She died today. I am completely lost for words. I want to wrap my arms around an entire family of people that I have never met. But I can’t. Suddenly the world of blogging seems entirely helpless. I am so sorry. I wish there was something I could do. Her extraordinary [...]