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Feeling Other People’s Losses
When you join any community the reason you are there is due to you having a particular characteristic in common, interest or in wider terms you live in the same area. This can create a… Read more
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The Tales of Billy- Part 8
When you are young, all you want, is to be the same as your friends. There’s a great need to belong, to be accepted, to fit in and to be liked. But for some individuals… Read more
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Flashbacks Part 2 of 2
After a few hours of monitoring, it was agreed that Billy needed to stay in until the team could reduce the swelling within his stomach. A porter came to collect us and we started to… Read more
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Flashbacks Part 1 of 2
A couple of Thursdays ago on the way home from the planetarium, I relived a faded memory. The sort of memory you hide away to save yourself from reliving the distress. This was triggered by… Read more
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Bumps In the Road-Blood Taking
At times life throws you little bumps in the road, to remind you of where you are sitting in life at any given moment. Sometimes these temporary setbacks appear to remind you of your past… Read more
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Medication
Today I cried out of frustration and anger, this doesn’t happen often but at times it is a reality. Who would have thought my arch-nemesis would be the pharmacy. The ordering and collection of… Read more
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The Tales of Billy-Part 7
Trauma is a deeply distressing experience or event that occurs within one’s life. This could be a physical or a mental attack, which no doubtable would be very stressful and frightening for the individual involved.… Read more
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Christmas- The Fear That Makes You Thankful
For many the start of Advent is the first indication of Christmas. This 4-week season represents love, hope, joy, thanks giving, and community. For many this slow build up to the Christmas followed by New… Read more
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Food Glorious Food
I love food, bacon sarnies, muesli and yogurt, fresh bread and butter, marmite, over the top salads, fish and chips, meats, egg pie, soup, Sunday… Read more
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The Tales of Billy- Part 6
When you think of someone being wise, you may naturally think of someone being of an age. A person that is the pinnacle of the family. A person that is often called upon to give… Read more
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Where Life Started
12 years ago on the 20th December, Alec and I stepped through a very special door. The door to our very first home together. This quaint 2 up 2 down, started life as a worker’s… Read more
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Welcome to The Rose Tinted Mum Blog!
My name is Laura Twitchen the writer of this unique blog, that shares my personal experiences of being a hospital mum and the journey’s we face. The blog is divided into 3 sections, Hospital Life, Mum’s Therapy and The Adventures of Billy and The Hero Inside. The sections are very linked by the people within them, but show 3 very different sides of the same story.
Hospital Life: – Depicts the trials and tribulations of being a Hospital Mum.
Mum’s Therapy: – Shows that channelling an inner passion can create great peace.
The Adventures of Billy and the Hero Inside: – Emphasizes the importance of home life on recovery.
I hope by creating and sharing my experiences that it will offer comfort to others within this hidden world.
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