Aug 6, 2021
One of my foster babies Colby
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One of my foster babies Colby
Week 117, Day 814.
When I first started this blog, I mentioned that I had been in foster care. Last week, I lost my wonderful foster mum, the person who took me in with open hands and heart when I was most damaged, hopeless, and frankly suicidal. She changed the trajectory of my life and is one of the main reasons I am who I am today. She taught me what it feels like to have a home, to feel secure, to belong. I genuinely doubt I would still be here today if it wasn’t for her. Alzheimer’s is a merciless disease and she didn’t deserve to forget how much she changed lives. I will never forget how much she changed mine. And so, with a heavy heart, I have another funeral to go to; at least there’s no dust on my funeral dress, having had hardly any time to process my previous loss. 💔
Photo: My foster mum and I. Source: Photo album.
My wonderful partner has committed himself to a challenge of running a marathon (26 miles) a week over the course of this year to raise money for Dementia UK, a charity who provide support for families of those living with dementia. With just 2 weeks to go, he has raised an incredible amount already, but if you have any pennies to spare, please donate to this incredible cause here. As you can imagine, everything over the last few days has had an overwhelming hue of sadness to it. 🌧 Nevertheless, life continues...
Last week, I won the poster prize competition at the RSPH conference on the ‘Future of Water in Public Health’. This award was completely unexpected and means that 2 out of the 2 posters that I have so far produced have won first place, although the last win was 75 weeks ago! Still, that's not a bad track record, right? 😅 Photo: The presentation competition winner, myself, and Dr Susanne Lee, Director, Leegionella Ltd. at the RSPH conference. Source: Phone camera.
I have also managed to finish writing my journal paper! 🎉 Although, I have requested, and been granted, a deadline extension to address any supervisory comments and corrections. I now have 6 days left to submit, just in time for Christmas. ✍🏻 On the note of Christmas, our tree is now up, which the cat thoroughly enjoys chewing/destroying. See below. ✨ I hope you all have a less testing week than I’ve had. ❤ Photo: All I want for Christmas... and the spoilt brat knows it. Source: Phone camera.
Arrowheart doing her two well
Zoey & Riddick playing with their new Boomer Ball!! They love it!! Kitsumi was scared of it but hopefully we can change that soon!
#Boomer Ball
// When you say goodbye to the 2.5 years old boy you've been fostering for the last 14 months and your soul and heart are raw with agony. Goodbye my little love. Have a fantastic life.
Mothers day blues....
Today is Mothers Day. I am really blessed to have some wonderful people in my life. I have a wonderful Foster Mum who in my eyes IS my Mum. Anyone can pop out a child but it takes someone incredibly special to be a mum and that is what my foster mum is to me.
I was coping ok with today as i struggle too with not having children but today that felt ok. At church however i was really struggling as we had a speaker who is such a great guy and great communicator but today said that the bible says we should respect and honour our parents and that there were no exceptions and i disagree with that. If your parents we abusive as mine were i dont think God would expect me to honour them Forgive them yes but to respect them def.not. I was really upset and felt guilty about cutting my mum out my life but the abuse was making me ill....
Ah well, other than that it has been a good day. I got my Foster mum a card, chocolates and a wall hanging me to you bear thing saying how special she was. I hope she knows how much i love her. She and her husband have totally saved my life i literally would have been dead if they had not come into my life.....I am very blessed and still can't understand why they love me as i don't deserve it at all...