End of Life Care

No one wants to face the end of life and yet it is such a big part of life when you get there. It is probably the time when you are looked after most in your adult life, when you need specialised care, and lots of expensive drugs. I am raising money in aid of Our Lady's Hospice & Care Services as both a thank you for caring for my mam Mary in Wicklow Hospice and also in memory of Mary herself. Every donation will help someone who needs Our Lady's Hospice at the end of life. Thank you in advance for your contribution (however big or small). I know this is what mam would have wanted X

This is a poem about loss-

Before you left

I thought there'd be more magic...

I'd feel you around me,

In my heart,

Your presence in the room.

I'm still searching,

I'll look in every flower,

Under every rock,

I'll climb the mountains

Until I feel you in the wind around me.

I'll breath the trees

And splash the sea,

Caress the grass,

Scream to the moon.

For I am still searching

For what they said is there.

But sadly I've not felt you.

I see you nowhere.

All I have are photos,

Memories everywhere,

Fancy bags and sunglasses

But Mary nowhere.

My memories are jumbled

In a brain I can't rely,

They fade I fear,

Return and cheer

Me momentarily...

Your beautiful face, your smile, my mam, your love, your selfless beauty, so happy, so pure.

The streams that trickle down from high above are not as pure as you.

The lights of Dublin City, nor the stars above, shine as bright as bright as you!

Where have you gone my love?

My friend, my soul, my guide.

I'll search forever more x