Steve from England

I don’t seem to have much in my social diary prior to the summer and this simply isn’t good enough Have been thinking about Tony and how hectic my life was with him around … I always seemed to be off somewhere with him but, not lately. I love being a granddad but, that’s not all I am. I enjoyed going places with Tony, I enjoyed having a social life. Maybe, and I don’t do resolutions really, but maybe I need to get off my ever increasingly fat arse and go do something?!

I don’t seem to have much in my social diary prior to the summer and this simply isn’t good enough Have been thinking about Tony and how hectic my life was with him around … I always seemed to be off somewhere with him but, not lately. I love being a granddad but, that’s not all I am. I enjoyed going places with Tony, I enjoyed having a social life. Maybe, and I don’t do resolutions really, but maybe I need to get off my ever increasingly fat arse and go do something?!

Someone commented that the article we did was not entirely true. In that, they are correct. Some details were changed for various reasons. Some of those reasons are: Lack of Space Not having got the permission of those concerned first To try, with near impossibility, to blur certain details so as not to create a bigger issue for us or anyone else Because too much detail would have detracted from the basic story which is totally accurate It just isn’t possible to include every last detail. We never mentioned about anyone having special needs. Job descriptions were changed because papers just like neat edges, ‘Carer’ would be meaningless to many people. Those of us who were deeply involved with ‘all’ of the issues know what realities there were besides those printed and that is what matters. At the end of the day, it sold a story which was accurate enough to be recognisable which may also mean something to the reader. To ‘anonymous’, I hope that satisfies your ang...

Someone commented that the article we did was not entirely true. In that, they are correct. Some details were changed for various reasons. Some of those reasons are: Lack of Space Not having got the permission of those concerned first To try, with near impossibility, to blur certain details so as not to create a bigger issue for us or anyone else Because too much detail would have detracted from the basic story which is totally accurate It just isn’t possible to include every last detail. We never mentioned about anyone having special needs. Job descriptions were changed because papers just like neat edges, ‘Carer’ would be meaningless to many people. Those of us who were deeply involved with ‘all’ of the issues know what realities there were besides those printed and that is what matters. At the end of the day, it sold a story which was accurate enough to be recognisable which may also mean something to the reader. To ‘anonymous’, I hope that satisfies your ang...

Just for the record for those who would never consider or can’t buy the paper today

Just for the record for those who would never consider or can’t buy the paper today

OK, so 2010 wasn’t a total disaster, too unbelievable for a soap but nothing out of the ordinary for us! 2011 is looking promising if we ignore the shit the government is about to throw on us and the almost unaffordable price of fuel which for diesel, what I use, is either £1.33 a litre, £6.05 a UK gallon or $7.96 a US gallon! Driving is fast becoming a luxury here. If travelling as a family, it is just about the only option as well as the cost of public transport becomes prohibitive once the journey cost gets multiplied a few times. Not only are we having to pay directly so much for the fuel but it is also forcing store prices for essentials up as well. Our government would have us believe that current inflation sits at just over 4%, it seems they clearly don’t consider food in the inflation package or domestic fuel tariffs as both have risen at something crazy like 20%. It is a sad fact that this government is also causing strife up and down the country. I am uncertain whether ...

OK, so 2010 wasn’t a total disaster, too unbelievable for a soap but nothing out of the ordinary for us! 2011 is looking promising if we ignore the shit the government is about to throw on us and the almost unaffordable price of fuel which for diesel, what I use, is either £1.33 a litre, £6.05 a UK gallon or $7.96 a US gallon! Driving is fast becoming a luxury here. If travelling as a family, it is just about the only option as well as the cost of public transport becomes prohibitive once the journey cost gets multiplied a few times. Not only are we having to pay directly so much for the fuel but it is also forcing store prices for essentials up as well. Our government would have us believe that current inflation sits at just over 4%, it seems they clearly don’t consider food in the inflation package or domestic fuel tariffs as both have risen at something crazy like 20%. It is a sad fact that this government is also causing strife up and down the country. I am uncertain whether ...