Living in a family unit where the majority of the members are male, has proven to be quite tricky. My eldest son is now at an age and physical build where he quite comfortably fits into my husbands Tshirts and even underwear. Hence the quarrels that ensue (because the...
Articles with the Tag Gaining Insight
Hydrocephalus : The friends and family you lose when living with an incurable condition
I have only ONE out of the countless types of incurable conditions which exist at this point in time. ONE condition amidst ALL other illnesses and diseases that plague the human race. Therefore, I can only speak from the confines of that which afflicts me. I often hear the...
Gaining insight from the “outer” family circle
Family…the units we are born into, without any choice. From the time we are born, these people teach us about love and life in general. They are the ones who build our foundation and help us plant our roots. Some we love, some not so much…it really doesn’t matter...
Gaining insight from my children
In the final post on Gaining Insight, I’ve decided to post the responses I got from my children. I have 3, 2 boys and 1 girl aged 6. She is too young to understand all of this and yet, she played an important part in the last 3 operations...
Gaining insight from colleagues
Work…the place we spend the majority of our precious time. Colleagues…the people we spend more time with than our own family. Just how important do you regard them to be? In my opinion, we need at least someone who knows that we have this condition at work. A person/s...