Frozen in Groundhog Day
Sometimes it takes a while to process traumatic events. It’s taken me 18 months for details of Greg’s diagnosis to come back to me. I just wish they weren’t soundtracked by a Disney film.
Sometimes it takes a while to process traumatic events. It’s taken me 18 months for details of Greg’s diagnosis to come back to me. I just wish they weren’t soundtracked by a Disney film.
Greg Gilbert discusses the power of memory to access both solace and sadness. Also, Elton John’s legs.
My fear of end-of-the-world films and cancer collide in some intense realisations on this whole being human lark. Who knew Bruce Willis in Armageddon would have such a lasting effect?
Clayton Burke discusses how drinking alcohol regularly at the age of 5 is a sure fire route to self destruction and how he bought himself back from the brink at the age of 30 after a truly successful attempt at oblivion. Dry January never seemed so appealing.
On the 5th anniversary of his death, I feel the need to talk about Neil. He would be mortified and tell me I’m too emotional (despite the fact that he was the one who would listen Kenny G every day)
Today is Greg’s birthday. There is no present that encapsulates what I feel about him so I wrote him a letter. As with all the best letters, there’s a lot of in jokes but basically, it’s about what love feel like.
Greg Gilbert discusses a very uncomfortable secret about being diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. It turns out life is messier than we could have ever imagined.
Chloe Adams writes about finding her baby Arlo nearly suffocated and the confusing somersaults of your mother-brain when faced with such an impossible nightmare
My take on #metoo. What happens when you speak up about harassment and assault but you are accused of being the problem? By other women. #awkward