Over the weekend my Dad spent time scanning old photos and uploading them to facebook. He was probably bored without Mum (she was down in Me...

  Last weekend Mum came to stay. We got a fair bit of stuff done around my house, but most of the time was spent eating. And teaching M...

I'm not well. Everything has collided and now I have sorer-than-usual skin. The pain is hard to describe - it's throbbing and tirin...

I have been moved by every submission for the Ichthyosis Awareness Month project, but my Dad's moved me most - moved me to tears in fact...

My Mum is the best. She's been my carer, my guide and my best friend. And I am continually thankful to her and Dad for for giving me suc...

For thirty years, I've known my Dad with a moustache. He has had it since I was born. For many, many years it was jet black. Some...

On Monday my paternal grandfather, aged 91, went to palliative care. He's not been well for a few months now, going in and out of hospit...

I've been at my parents' place going through old memories. Nanny's jewellery, my grandparents' plates, and photos. I have to...