No quitten we're whelan onto chitchat 12.

Never remember my father, I was less than two when he died, he went for an operation and died on the table, the day of the funeral my mother went from.the graveyard to the local hospital to give birth to my younger brother. I never knew him but there is fabulous photos of him, he fished and caught a small shark one time..... it was ten feet long. There is a photo of him standing on the back of two horses. He could break the neck of a turkey with his hand similar to what was mostly done with chickens/ hens. He came from a farming background but he was a postman.

My mother remarried 6 years later. My stepfather was an amazing man. They had two children and ten years, he had a massive brain tumor that took him in about 6 weeks. He was a sheep farmer and a council truck drive. He never treated any of is much different to his own two boys.

While my father and stepfather influenced my life, my mother is the defining influence. Daughter of a mixed farmer as they were described. He had milk cows, took bullocks to stores, grew oats, but also had a cash crop of apples.

My mother had the acceptance that you had to get on with it. It was"Gods will", you picked yourself up dusted yourself off and got on with it.

As @Grueller posted, often we only think we have problem's.

We try yo go to out of hours doctor or minor injuries unit before going to a and e. We're used to casualty now from last year and unfortunately/ fortunately the sickest have to be seen first

Dosed to the eyeballs with a cold and raspy dry cough, I've had the cough for a couple of days and find it difficult to sleep. Phoned the GP yesterday and he sent a prescription for antibiotics, hopefully they start to kick in soon.

This is a real Whelan post.. Finally organised a cleaner for my aging folks. Dropped in today and they were doing "a big clean" before the cleaner arrives next week.

Ah, they need a cleaner Whelan, My Mother is sick, Dad is carer. They can't manage long term, just thought it was classic Irish stuff, cleaning the house before the cleaner arrives in case the cleaner thinks they're "dirty".

Yes and also meaning they'll come back.

I was extremely lucky to say goodbye to both my parents before they passed. It helped with the grief process. I feel for those who are not so lucky.