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@rbernack @dbljsndrs @JosephCosgrove7 @drkathrynmannix Have tried to put together an ‘acute’ version of the serious illness conversation guide based on Ariadne labs SICP and added in a few other things learned through the years. See what you think.

Gardaí are appealing to the public for assistance in locating 15-year-old Mary Ward, who has been reported missing from The Ward, Co. Dublin, since Tuesday, 25th March, 2025.

Gardaí are seeking the public's assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 17-year-old Jake Hafford who was reported missing from Ashbourne on the 15th of March 2025. It is understood Jake may have travelled to the Longford area.

Hamilton friends and followers, come and join us tomorrow evening if you can, 6.30 - 7.30. Rototuna Library is putting the chairs out. Poppies Books is providing books - but I'm always happy to meet & sign old books, too. Pass it on!

Month 109 without you. You passed at 1:03 pm on 24.2.16 from an aggressive grade 4 brain cancer. Today, after school, I took flowers to your final resting place. I still miss you just as much as I did 109 months ago

Join us in Bristol on 9 May! We're delighted that @drkathrynmannix is visiting. Bring your questions about death, dying & grief. @DyingMatters #DMAW2025 @hospiceuk @CHCR_UWE @cendeathsociety @ArnosValeCem @PEoLCSW @stpetershospice @capcbristol @Brms_Research @MarieCurieEOLC

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Big demand for tickets so we're planning a second event in the afternoon on Friday 9th May. Info at the-heath-bookshop.eventcube.io/events/72157/k… @SophieDodswort3 I hope you've got one now!

NEW: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez walks out to a massive crowd in Tempe, Arizona to "fight back" against Trump and Elon Musk. The visit was part of Senator Bernie Sanders' "Fight Oligarchy" tour in battleground states. "Our fight is to make sure we remain a democracy. One person, one vote. Not billionaires buying elections," Sanders raged. Sanders also visited Las Vegas, Nevada yesterday and will be in Greeley, Colorado and Denver, Colorado tonight.

North Islanders, I'm looking forward to meeting readers, and people who feel curious curious about our most important and tender conversations, in Hamilton on Thursday. Free to attend but please book a seat! ⬇️

It's a year next month since I went for a mammogram. It may well have saved my life. The tumour was picked up long before I could feel it. Found when it was only 13mm. Surgery followed by five days of radiotherapy and medication for the next five years. If you're called please go. It's not painful, just a little uncomfortable for a completely insignificant length of  time. Raising awareness but not funding as it's thankfully once of the most funded cancers unlike brain cancer which receives little funding. Brain cancer killed my daughter Charlotte at 19 years 5 days nine years ago unlike breast cancer no advancement in standard treatment. The chemotherapy for brain cancer is Temoxolomide. This was licensed in 1999 and is still the standard treatment today. Please RT help me raise awareness of the importance of attending mammograms and the importance of funding for brain tumours. With thanks charlottesbag.com

Midlands friends, we hope some of you can join us.

@LorraineMohsen You have been amazing with all your support xx

My name was Charlotte. I lived in Brighton in the UK. I was 19. I’m no longer here because a brain tumour took me - Glioblastoma grade 4. I was only 16 when first diagnosed with grade 3 Anaplastic Astrocytoma but that mutated to the deadly grade 4 Glioblastoma. My mum and brother have been raising awareness and telling my story from the diary entries we made. Mum doesn’t have one for every day but she still tweets. Charlotte passed 24.2.2016 Could you RT so I’m not forgotten, to help keep my story alive and to raise awareness of brain cancer. When you donate to a charity, do you ever wonder where your money goes?We are a small but transparent charity that believes in being upfront about how donations are spent. We also believe 100% of donations should go directly to the cause not 70%, not 80%, but every penny. We work directly with Charlotte's Lab based at King's College Hospital and have a pretty impressive team. We are a self funding charity. Do take a look at our website. If you want to donate to a charity please think of us. With thanks x charlottesbag.com

@alexeades1 @TomCruise @BasselZebian Hello Mr Cruise. We admire your movies very much. Please sir would you kindly re post this for Charlotte's Mum to raise awareness. Many people would see your repost. She campaigns so hard for this brilliant cause. Thank You 💜

Looking forward to welcoming @drkathrynmannix to @MSHospice for a special evening & author event during @DyingMatters week, in partnership with The Heath Bookshop, @BrumYODO & @NoBarriersHere 📚 🔗 Book your tickets here: the-heath-bookshop.eventcube.io/events/72157/k…

My daughter wrote this after being diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2013. Diagnosed July 2013 & died 24.2.16 aged 19 years 5 days. Original diagnosis grade 3 Anaplastic Astrocytoma this mutated to a grade 4 glioblastoma Imagine having to think about possibly dying, being in a situation where you don’t know the outcome. It’s awful and as a teenage girl the whole situation was impacted more by the media. Always seeing ‘beautiful’ girls in magazines, with long hair and skinny waists. It was heart wrenching when I had to think about shaving my head because I was going to lose my hair anyway. It was even worse when I put on two stone due to taking steroids to stop the excruciating pain in my head. I felt horrible and could not bear to look in the mirror. Every time I tried to put on my clothes, they were too tight and would not button up. I felt so disgusting and ugly being left with a bloated face and body. I hated my balding head which was patchy all over. My skin was covered in spots and scars from various needles and operations. I was meant to be starting college and making a new start for myself after my hard time at school. Sitting in hospitals and taking 50 tablets a day was not normal, but I adjusted to it being a part of my life. I remember receiving my disabled badge and trying to justify in my head what I did to deserve this. I felt like a loner and did not have much contact with the outside world. The only contact would occasionally be a trip into town. Doing this was a struggle physically and mentally. I would get tired easily and could not walk far because of this. I felt miserable seeing other girls living their lives and being ‘normal’. I was jealous of others; I wanted hair, good health and normality. The contents of my handbag a few months earlier were a hairbrush, chewing gum and a mirror. The contents of my handbag now are a set of hearing aids, disabled badge, medication and a pair of glasses. Every month is brain cancer awareness month, not just in March. This fight never stops. The big difference with our charity is that we self-fund. 100% of donations go directly to research at Charlotte's Lab, King's College Hospital, London. We have no salaries, overheads, advertising, or merchandise just the story of a brave and wonderful young woman shared through her YouTube channel. We pay our own expenses, including PayPal & PO Box fees, so your donations truly make a difference.If you’re thinking of donating to a charity, please consider us.  If you can donate that would be amazing but otherwise a RT would be much appreciated. charlottesbag.com

@kaetempest But no Liverpool gigs? 😞

I’m putting a new live set together and playing a couple of small venues to kick things off… can’t wait to get back to it – get your tickets while you can – will be very special. Kae x Tickets go on general sale tomorrow, 10am GMT Thurs 13 March. kaetempest.com

this is the coolest anyone has ever looked i love pj harvey!!!

18.2.97 -24.2.2016 Age 19 years 5 days Sleep well Charlotte I'll never stop raising awareness of the brain cancer that took you 9 years ago. Mummy xx charlottesbag.com We are a self funding charity every penny of every donation goes to Charlotte's Lab based at King's College Hospital. Please RT help me raise funding & awareness. With thanks