AIDAN'S DIARY - NOVEMBER 2006

20 November 2006

"Poeta Fit, Non Nascitur" by Lewis Carroll

For first you write a sentence,
And then you chop it small;
Then mix the bits, and sort them out
Just as they chance to fall:
The order of the phrases makes
No difference at all.

- Dad

26 November 2006

And so it was ... we called upon our superhero.

Group Photo: Kerry (Nanna), Trish (Mum), Gerard (Grandad), Liam,  Caitlin, Evan & Tim (Dad)

Chirpy Flowers for a superhero.

- Dad

27 November 2006

The birds singing in the trees today
A story written in your smile ...
We miss you Bobo.

- Dad

It’s interesting to note that in other types of familial death, there is a term that denotes a change in relationship: bereaved spouses become “widows” or “widowers” and “orphans” denote children who have no parents.  There is, however, no word that reflects the changed status from “parent” to “bereaved parent.” It is a change that defies vocabulary.
- from Surviving the Death of a Child

- Donna Lamb

Some other comments from the Compassionate Friends can be seen in A Bereaved Parents Survey and When A Child Dies.

- Dad

29 November 2006

Remember, remember the 29th of November,
The gunpowder, treason and plot,
I see no reason why gunpowder treason,
Should ever be forgot.

(Adaptation of the Gunpowder Plot nursery rhyme, originally dedicated to Guy Fawkes)

- Dad