When Ellie Simmonds said “I have dwarfism” on BBC Strictly ✨ my daughter screamed excitedly “I have dwarfism too!!!” and I swear if you tell me again that representation doesn’t matter I-

Lady in airport queue getting very arsey about young man jumping the security queue. Young man appears to be our pilot.

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Having been promised an energy price freeze, millions will be shocked when hit with a 25% rise in fuel bills in October.
5 million kids risk being pushed into poverty, with charities having to stop feeding the hungry so they can help the starving.
We have to act.
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.Thérèse Coffey has ditched plans to scrap the 4hr A&E target. Research has shown 5 hr or more waits lead to excess deaths. The right decision to stick with it?

Genius from Son 1 this morning.

Deep in thought over breakfast.
‘You know money?’
‘Yeah’

‘Well it’s made out of paper’
‘Yeah’

Glances over to the paper on top of the printer. ‘We have paper’

Not sure that’s the Business enterprise initiative school was wanting 😆

Great report about childhood bereavement. So much resonated as my son found it hard to express himself. There’s always an emotion causing the behaviour but often the child/parent gets blamed ‘not coping’ ‘struggling’ rather than the unhelpful environment #childbereavement #grief

After the funeral is when the tough stuff starts. When everyone goes home to their lives. #grief #loss

Thanks Good Housekeeping UK for sharing this useful list of books to help adults and children through #grief and #bereavement 💙🙏goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle/e…

You cannot “resilience” your way out of systemic oppression, chronic pain/fatigue/illness, or societal barriers.

Making my English sons support Wales in the rugby. They’re happy underneath 😆 #Wales #Rugby

So familiar to many in the grief community. It’s a weird world. #grief #loss #bereavement

#teachers #EDUcators #Edutwitter

Excellent training for those who work with Children & Young people and want to learn how to support them through bereavement and loss.

HAVE YOU GIVEN BIRTH ASSISTED BY FORCEPS OR VENTOUSE?

MASIC NEEDS YOU!

We are collecting data on women’s experiences of assisted vaginal births.

THE SURVEY CAN BE ACCESSED HERE AND SHOULD TAKE 10 MINS TO COMPLETE:

surveymonkey.co.uk/r/BXVZH8P

Please share widely. UK ONLY.

HTB Church And The Bereavement Journey beginning in November.

Good question.
#patientsafety
#NHSculture

'We hv a monarchy & a Commonwealth in search of meaning. And we hv all these post-colonial issues that won't go away. Maybe these 2 institutns cd become a prism for them.Maybe we won't be so tortured by this legacy.' Said Sathnam Sanghera ystrdy. #RuptureAndRepair
channel4.com/news/queen-eli…

‘Over years the pain has imperceptibly shifted into a deep love I carry in my heart and hold ferociously, leaving only moments of breathtaking pain’

Grief in a nutshell!