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Thank you to everyone who has helped me stay afloat while I focus on my health battles. Your support, kindness, and generosity mean more than I can properly put into words. If you’re able to share or support, it genuinely helps ease the practical pressures so I can keep my energy where it belongs: on recovery and resilience. Thank you for being part of my fight. 💛 gofund.me/3808fc22a

Life as a head & neck cancer patient is a complex & busy one. My next hospital appointments include: 1. Oncology consultation 2. Immunotherapy treatment 3. Photobiomodulation session 4. Maxillofacial clinic to check osteoradionecrosis 5. X-rays 6. Thoracic clinic to review my lungs 7. Gastroenterology review to inflammation 8. Swallowing assessment follow-up 9. Bloods 10. Nutrition review Cancer is never just cancer. There's a whole pile of other problems that go with it. Please continue to share and support my fight. gofund.me/c977910a0

My name’s Daniel, I’m 45, and two weeks ago I learned something about my mother that I’m still ashamed I didn’t see sooner. She’s 80, lives alone in the little tan house she’s been in for half a century. The one with the peeling shutters and the mailbox she still refuses to replace because “it works just fine.” Last Wednesday, she called and said: “Danny… I need help with my grocery list. Can you come? I think I’m forgetting things.” My first instinct? Annoyance. I had deadlines. Kids’ activities. Bills on my desk. A hundred things pulling me in every direction. So I said, “Just tell me what you want. I’ll order it all online.” But she was quiet for a long moment before whispering: “I’d rather you come.” So I did. When I walked into her kitchen, three grocery bags were already sitting neatly on the counter. “Mom… you already shopped,” I said, confused. She waved her hand. “Those are just basics. I still need a few things.” She opened her notebook — the same spiral-bound one she’s used for years — and handed it to me. The list said: • grapes • paper towels • coffee creamer • company And suddenly everything inside me went still. She looked embarrassed, like a kid caught doing something wrong. “I just… didn’t know how else to ask you to come,” she whispered. “You’re always so busy, and I didn’t want to bother you.” That sentence — those ten quiet words — hit harder than anything I’ve felt in years. My mom, the woman who worked two jobs and still made every school concert… the woman who saved every drawing I ever made… the woman who put herself last for decades… felt she had to pretend she needed groceries just to feel worthy of a visit from her own son. I hugged her so tightly she laughed and said, “Oh goodness, you’ll break me.” We never went to the store. Instead, we sat at the tiny kitchen table covered in little sunflower placemats she’s had since the ’90s. We talked about the neighbor’s new dog. About her tomato plant that refuses to grow. About my dad, and how she still forgets he’s not coming through the door sometimes. I stayed longer than I planned. Drank terrible instant coffee. Listened — really listened — the way she used to listen to me. Before I left, she walked me to the door and held my hand for a moment longer than usual. “You made my week, sweetheart,” she said softly. Driving home, I couldn’t shake one thought: How many times did she wait by the window, hoping my car would turn into the driveway? How many afternoons did she tell herself, “He’ll come when he has time,” while the house echoed with loneliness I didn’t notice? I realized that somewhere along the road of adulthood — work, kids, obligations, noise — I started treating her like an errand. Someone to “fit in” when life allowed it. But to her? I was never an errand. I was her world. And all she wanted was an hour with her son in the home where she raised him. 💛 THE LESSON Your parents won’t always tell you they’re lonely. They won’t always say they miss you. They won’t always ask directly. Sometimes they’ll hide it behind a grocery list. Behind a broken lamp. Behind a request that doesn’t really need doing. Go anyway. Sit at their table. Drink the bad coffee. Let them tell you stories you’ve heard a thousand times. Because one day the chair will be empty. The notebook will be closed. The porch light will be off. And you’ll wish you had treated an ordinary Wednesday like the priceless moment it truly was.

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Good morning my little bunch of lovlinesses. Hope you have a great day and remember; if something makes you angry on tv, turn it off. If you don’t like a post, keep scrolling. Just another of Alastair’s top tips for happiness this Monday morning.

In case you needed a photograph of a tree in The Fens in your timeline. You may not have realised you wanted it, but here it is. From me to you.

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Life is full of curve balls! Once you accept, that is the way it is, everything becomes easier!! Remember to be kind to yourself. #happydays #daysgoeson #kind #BeHappy #💕

When I started my social media journey, I had no clue what to post and why. The result? Nothing. Almost no followers, no community, no branding. That is what a social media content strategy is all about - read more: susannagebauer.com/blog/content-s…

I am putting together a Christmas gift guide over on sarahtrademark.com and I am looking for products to include. Please DM/email mail@sarahtrademark.com if you have anything you would be willing to send to review and include🙂 #journorequest #prrequest #christmasgiftguide

The Times: ‘Jailed rapist given chance to see his victim’s child’. Rotherham council have offered convicted rapist access to my son. This is happening all over the UK and must stop! An investigation and change in law is needed. twitter.com/bbcnews/status…

I am putting together a Christmas gift guide over on sarahtrademark.com and I am looking for products to include. Please DM/email mail@sarahtrademark.com if you have anything you would be willing to send to review and include🙂 #journorequest #prrequest #christmasgiftguide

My view @evisitlanzarote just beautiful sky!! #lanzarote #sky #chilling #sun @TurismoLZT ☀️☀️

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A message from Catherine, The Princess of Wales As the summer comes to an end, I cannot tell you what a relief it is to have finally completed my chemotherapy treatment. The last nine months have been incredibly tough for us as a family. Life as you know it can change in an instant and we have had to find a way to navigate the stormy waters and road unknown. The cancer journey is complex, scary and unpredictable for everyone, especially those closest to you. With humility, it also brings you face to face with your own vulnerabilities in a way you have never considered before, and with that, a new perspective on everything. This time has above all reminded William and me to reflect and be grateful for the simple yet important things in life, which so many of us often take for granted. Of simply loving and being loved. Doing what I can to stay cancer free is now my focus. Although I have finished chemotherapy, my path to healing and full recovery is long and I must continue to take each day as it comes. I am however looking forward to being back at work and undertaking a few more public engagements in the coming months when I can. Despite all that has gone before I enter this new phase of recovery with a renewed sense of hope and appreciation of life. William and I are so grateful for the support we have received and have drawn great strength from all those who are helping us at this time. Everyone’s kindness, empathy and compassion has been truly humbling. To all those who are continuing their own cancer journey – I remain with you, side by side, hand in hand. Out of darkness, can come light, so let that light shine bright. 🎬 by Will Warr

NEWS ON KATE: Princess of Wales says her chemo treatment is finished. She’s not ‘cancer free’ and continues her recovery. WATCH 👇: Kate says in new video it’s been a ‘scary’ journey, she’s come face to face with her ‘own vulnerabilities’, & grateful for ‘the simple yet important things in life’. 🎥 Will Warren/@KensingtonRoyal

It’s a welly kind of day!! #raining #wellyboots Double trouble!!

Barbados sounds good 🤣🤣 @flintoff11