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Tuesday 02 October 2007
"I know it's called 'empty nest syndrome', but life goes on..."
Wednesday 03 October 2007
"It was a real turnaround for me I started to think what people would remember you for if you just went - just like that?"
Thursday 04 October 2007
"Someone I look up to was happy with what I'd done. It gave me all the confidence in the world"
Friday 05 October 2007
"I think I know now what the angels in heaven will sound like. It was so sweet and so perfect"
Tuesday 09 October 2007
"I can't find the words to explain how I felt about it but it was a lovely experience"
Wednesday 10 October 2007
"Even now I tend to think of things in relation to that day. It put things in perspective for me..."
Thursday 11 October 2007
"It was Derry's first All-Ireland football final. It meant everything to me to be at their game"
Friday 12 October 2007
"And like all good Christians, a wee prayer was shot up there... surely Lord, you can do something about this?"
Monday 15 October 2007
"At the corner of my eye...Roald Dahl was standing there watching me telling one of his stories. I was so embarrassed"
Tuesday 16 October 2007
"I looked to my right, and there was my bed. And guess who was in it... Me!"
Wednesday 17 October 2007
"It was a rich gold orange colour... even better than I had expected..."
Thursday 18 October 2007
"I felt as if that was a turning point. I felt as if it was all over. It was all over..."
Friday 19 October 2007
"Friendships forged when we're young stay with us for the rest of our lives"
Monday 22 October 2007
"There was a real sense of joy in the decision I had made. One member of staff came to me and said, 'You look as though a weight has just been lifted'. That is exactly how I felt. It was a weight."
Tuesday 23 October 2007
"Eventually we arrived. We walked for 100 yards and there, under a beautiful tree, was the grave of my grandparents"
Wednesday 24 October 2007
"The earth below looked so peaceful...the serenity really came across. It was certainly a humbling experience."
Friday 26 October 2007
"To make matters even more difficult the audience were from a huge diverse background...and I was standing up to make my speech. I was shaking and quivering..."
Monday 29 October 2007
"It made me realise, I had taken more from him than he had given to me..."
Tuesday 30 October 2007
"I remember this amazing smell of fresh straw, pigs and aftershave..."
Wednesday 31 October 2007
"The question kept coming back to me - why had this happened?"
