#camerados

The answer to our problems is each other

Most Saturday morning’s I do parkrun. I generally get home for a shower at about the same time each week…which coincidentally means that I nearly always catch the Grill Graham item on the Graham Norton show on the radio as I’m having a shower.

Graham Norton is joined by his friend Maria McErlane and they read out cries for help sent in by listeners. The subjects vary wildly from the trivial to…

Us consultants work on-calls.

In general, these shifts aren’t too onerous; reviewing patients, answering phone calls and the like. We start at eight and remain on site for the next twelve hours, then home with the occasional phone call if the registrar needs advice or support.

Working weekends are the worst.

You start Monday and struggle through to the following Friday.

I tend to be a little…

Teepee, tepee, tipi (Tzipi)

Here it is, the reveal; I can’t wait any longer. My plan had been to write about lonely old men – that I am afraid will have to wait for another time. I have a busy Sunday ahead.

This all began several months ago.

My friend Debbie sent me a link to the website for, Camerados.

Founded by Maff Potts, the idea is to support people to connect with others.

Que?

Essentially, Maff determined that one of…

Tent Yes, we are getting a tepee.

A tent, or tepee is soon to arrive in the hospital.

I’ll explain a little about the why and the wherefores shortly, but, first, I’d like to think about dens.

When growing-up, my cousins lived in a house with a den; in effect where they would sit and watch TV and eat meals; as opposed to the lounge or dining room.

My kids over the years have created various dens; all sorts of fabric constructions…

Starting with what’s strong

Having a clear out recently I came across two pieces of paper. They are things that must have caught my eye enough at some point that I printed them out. Seeing them side by side I was struck by just how differently these two mind sets approached the world.

The first one has been produced by a local authority children services team. I don’t remember how I came across it but it looks all too…