09/03/2026
Today marks five years since my brother died in a tragic accident. On that same day he joined my mum and dad, and life has never felt the same since.
Losing the people who made up your world changes absolutely everything. People say that time heals, but this has not got any easier. If anything, the reality of it has become even harder to carry as the years pass.
If you are going through something difficult right now, I think it’s important we acknowledge just how much strength it takes just to keep going. Getting through each week can take every ounce of energy we have — and that’s before we’ve done anything else.
We rarely give ourselves credit for that.
It takes so much strength to hold it all together when we know we would just break into pieces if we didn't.
And yet we keep holding it together. We keep going.
So today, even if just for today, let’s be especially kind to ourselves. Life can be hard, and we are all doing the very best we can. ❤️ ###