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Chapter 9: part 8
December 26th 1995 I’ve no recollection of Christmas Day that year at all. Emily found the presents and I had to re-wrap quite a few of them, but I remember nothing else. My mum had a look at Jenny’s … more →
the price of love
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unbridledbeauty wrote 4 months ago: April, 2004 “You’ll never guess what I heard today.” I plopped into a big leather chair next to my f … more →
Chapter 9: part 8
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Roads wrote 1 year ago: December 26th 1995 I’ve no recollection of Christmas Day that year at all. Emily found the presents … more →
Chapter 9: part 7
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Roads wrote 1 year ago: December 24th 1995 One of those things that Jenny and I always argued about was Christmas. Ever sinc … more →
London’s famous cancer centre in flames: Fire at The Royal Marsden Hospital
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Roads wrote 1 year ago: They saved my father’s life, and they’re still saving it today. They couldn’t save Jenny, or D … more →
Chapter 9: part 6
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Roads wrote 1 year ago: December 22nd, 1995 (continued) My folks were staying with us now, helping to look after Emily, and … more →
Last post for Christmas
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Roads wrote 1 year ago: I was going to leave my words on breast cancer diagnosis up here over the holiday period – the … more →
Breast cancer diagnosis
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Roads wrote 1 year ago: Breast cancer diagnosis. Just three words, but they can’t adequately begin to describe the reality, … more →
Chapter 9: part 5
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Roads wrote 1 year ago: December 22nd 1995 This was the day when it all hit home. The consultant slipped into the room whils … more →
Chapter 9: part 4
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Roads wrote 1 year ago: December 20th-21st 1995 Not surprisingly, these days are hazy in my mind. I think I was at work some … more →
Chapter 9: part 3
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Roads wrote 2 years ago: December 19th 1995 We both took Emily to her nursery at 8 o’clock the next morning, I dropped Jenny … more →
Chapter 9: part 2
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Roads wrote 2 years ago: December 18th 1995 Jenny didn’t see me cry then, or later on during the weekend. I felt the need som … more →
Chapter 9 - Tidal Wave: part 1
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Roads wrote 2 years ago: If I could turn the page In time then I’d rearrange Just a day or two - Fleetwood Mac 1987 December … more →
Rewind
Roads wrote 2 years ago: A phone call can change your life, and in so many different ways. You’ve got the job. You didn … more →
Chapter 8: part 2
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Roads wrote 2 years ago: December 15th 1995 My South American work eventually came to an end, and my next trip was to Calgary … more →
Chapter 8 - Ripples: part 1
Roads wrote 2 years ago: Flying me back to Memphis Gotta find my Daisy Jane Well the summer’s gone And I hope she’s feeling t … more →
The brink
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Roads wrote 2 years ago: Our scene is set now, and the characters are almost all in place. A young couple and a child. Anothe … more →
Chapter 7: part 3
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Roads wrote 2 years ago: August 15th 1995 Back in England, Jenny was at work whilst I took Emily to see her cousins and my pa … more →
Chapter 7: part 2
Roads wrote 2 years ago: Over the next few days, Jenny’s mood changed perceptibly – whether through tiredness from our walk I … more →
Chapter 7 - Mountain High: part 1
Roads wrote 2 years ago: So long ago Certain place Certain time You touched my hand And you smiled All the way back you held … more →
