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Nine years on…

Posted on May 23, 2020 by Sarah J Dow

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Meet Sarah. Sarah is a handcrafted bear originally ‘adopted’ as one apparently says in collector-bear-world – or as you and I might say, paid a mental amount of money for – by my late mother. Late by nine years today, that’d be. Continue reading →

Posted in On being he4dgirl, Photography Tagged #TheSheInside, death, Emma Darwin, Hoo Bear, life, Live Talks 2020, mum, procrastination, Royal Photographic Society, RPS, Sarah

Changemakers…

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Sarah J Dow

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It’s been an odd few weeks…. I’ve been thinking about death. More specifically, I’ve been thinking about how I talk about it, and how I connect with myself and those around me in the presence of dying. And that leads … Continue reading →

Posted in On being he4dgirl Tagged changemakers, death, grief, life, moments, serendipity

Life

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Sarah J Dow

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I nearly died again, you know – Bloody glad I didn’t! Too much still I want to do For life to be an isn’t. Remarkably I’m in one piece, Though bits of me are two, And other parts now wired … Continue reading →

Posted in On being he4dgirl Tagged av node disease, cardiac care, death, Heart block, heart failure, life, pacemaker, survivor

Barbie

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Sarah J Dow

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Image of Barbie from the SCAR Project Copyright David Jay Barbie Ritzco. Her name has a resonance all its own, don’t you think? It dances around your head and tantalises your tongue with its rhythm. It whispers of warrior and thrums … Continue reading →

Posted in On being he4dgirl, On cancer Tagged Barbie Ritzco, breast cancer, death, Flat & Fabulous, life, Scar Project, straightup, strong, warrior

The Edge

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Sarah J Dow

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How many times must we cry? Cry as the hopes and desires of the future seem Once more crushed by the weight of the world As it is How many times must we scream? Scream as those waves of anguish … Continue reading →

Posted in On being he4dgirl Tagged breathing, coping, death, disappointment, hope, life, sadness, the edge

Innocent teacher

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Sarah J Dow

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With the reverberations of Kellergate (Marie’s blog, here is a good place to start) still echoing around the ether last week, the debate over how we talk about living and dying with cancer continued to surge as we were challenged to … Continue reading →

Posted in On being he4dgirl, On cancer Tagged cancer, courage, death, fear, Lisa, stage IV

Enough

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Sarah J Dow

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I am angry, so very angry. I cannot fix this, fix you. I weep, bitterly. You want to die. You say that your life is a failure, no longer worth living. You want it all to end. You say you … Continue reading →

Posted in On being he4dgirl Tagged angels, carer, death, depression, enough, ex-husband, life, lost, self portrait, suicide, survivor

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