2018

The Year from Hell and what I have learnt.

Well, I haven't done a post in a little while and there have been lots of reasons for that. I can't always share every single thin...

Cliona Kelliher 28 Nov, 2018 13

Food Allergy Deaths, a Perspective

I felt compelled to write something of our experience with food allergy after reading recently of 2 tragic deaths due to food allergy. Th...

Cliona Kelliher 28 Sept, 2018 15

Places to Visit - June Blake's Garden in Wicklow

The first time I visited June Blake's Garden was with the Kilcullen Photography Club and I was so impressed with the beauty and stil...

Cliona Kelliher 2 Sept, 2018 4

Being 50 - Celebrating a New Age

Being 50 - the title says it all really! I've been 50 for a grand total of 10 days so far, so my experience is limited, but as it&...

Cliona Kelliher 19 Aug, 2018 11

A Tale of Two Hospitals, disparity of care in the Irish Health Service

If you have read any of my previous blog posts, you may have gathered that I have a lot of experience of hospitals. Between Síomha's ...

Cliona Kelliher 1 Aug, 2018

My Zero Waste Favourites

Ok, so zero waste for me is primarily avoidance of buying into the consumer waste cycle and the older I get, the less I feel I need! My ca...

Cliona Kelliher 17 Jun, 2018 9

Lough Boora Discovery Park - Places to Visit

Lough Boora Discovery Park is one of my favourite places to visit. We hadn't been for quite a while as it's a bit of a drive (about...

Cliona Kelliher 10 Jun, 2018 7

Carotid Artery Dissection - 3 Year Update

It's almost 3 years on from my Carotid Artery Dissection (a tear in the Carotid Artery) and although I've posted at different stag...

Cliona Kelliher 29 Apr, 2018 13

Moving towards Kindness

In some sort of weird serendipitous way, the word 'kindness' has crossed my path many times in the last while - a discussion with ...

Cliona Kelliher 16 Apr, 2018 4

Emo Court and the Rock of Dunamase

It was a bit of a blustery and cold Easter weekend but we had a lovely trip to the Rock of Dunamase and to Emo Court. The Rock of Dunamase...

Cliona Kelliher 4 Apr, 2018 9