Shan lifetimes

Born just postwar 1949 country childhood in south Essex on an old feudal estate. A sturdy little girl with brown plaits, freely roaming the farm fields. The small village school of Great Warley would one day guide a 21stC education project.My mother was an extraordinarily beautiful and fascinating woman. She taught me pride in being … Read moreShan lifetimes

Cancer

2017 John first, early December, collapsing with anaemia. We did not know it just seemed like a nasty persistent bug. Nearly lost him. Never saw anyone go through A&E so fast. Brave John. Magic juice Rituximab sluiced in his veins marks the cancer cells so they seem like foreign invaders. His own immune system then … Read moreCancer