Good luck! 🤞

Agree Beth8it!

If we rid the world of scammers and banned anyone being a trillionaire, the world would surely benefit?

If one footballer and one F1 racing car driver gave one week's pay (even a day's) it would do so much good. I know some do, but honestly, how much does a person need? Musk could probably cover all the charities in the country to the sum of £10k each. Think what that would do. In the meantime, I will keep giving where I can

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Biggus Rickus you are of course right: if everyone made a small donation to charitable causes it would make a difference but also remember cancer is not the only disease taking lives. There are many people with diseases or chronic conditions causing serious difficulties, problems and death, many with inherited or genetic conditions which don't attract the same attention and funding as cancer charities. Lets not forget them and make our contributions where we can.

Just waiting for pay day (tomorrow) and then I shall be making my donation to Cancer UK in Simon's name, a charity I have supported for over 40 years, ever since my dad died of liver cancer in 1985. As is rightly pointed out above, even a small donation by many makes a difference. I've already lost way too many people I care about to this awful disease, so what little I can do, I will do.🤗

👏👏👏to both.

Very well said. 😊

I wish the world could get together

If everyone who had an income contributed a tiny amount every year and all the best scientists, researchers and medical experts worked together, surely cancer would be a thing of the past.

I hate to think of the trillions wasted on warfare and greed while lives are unnecessarily cut short. 🥺

FORGIVE CAPS PMP.

RED RIDING HOOD,

THANK YOU FOR SHARING SOME VERY THOUGHTFUL ADVICE.

IT IS SO GOOD TO HEAR SOMEONE WITH FAITH WHO KNOWS THAT NO 'CHURCH' OR 'RELIGIOUS SETTING' IS NEEDED TO CONNECT TO YESHUA & OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, AFTER ALL ‘HE’ DID TELL US THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS WITHIN YOU.

Luke 17: 20-21 And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: 21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

SENDING YOU LOVE & LIGHT.

I was laughing while I read that. I guess they are banned from the bed for now but they make great heaters in Winter and you will have at least two.

Maybe they are worried that you are not up often enough for a pee during the night. My cats have a technique of jumping on top of my bladder.

I’m tired out imagining it all! 😆

Maybe the heat is making them more restless….including you!

At 5am is was lovely & cool, broad daylight & not a cloud in the sky, I was sitting outside on my balcony with a cuppa & a toasted sandwich.

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..,and there’s me, never heard a thing and slept right through the night. Good girl tetley. 😂

As the reminder email lands you on the main draw page, many might still don't know there are other draws despite a link to the next draw right under it.

A few people have said they don't bother with the smaller draw prizes, they only check the main draw (whith has the biggest cash sum) cos they don't have much bonus.

Others are waiting mistakenly for someone to tell them they have won, or don't even bother to check regularly..

I was wondering if all the members who rely solely on the one email reminder a day only check once a day, thus missing many draws. This would explain the accounts being active but the huge numbers of missed prizes?

And, of course, only people who log in regularly are actually in the draws, so it's puzzling why so many wins are missed.

But it’s not a cash back site and has never claimed to be. The bonus is what it says - a bonus that doesn’t actually exist unless/ until you win

It puzzles me why anyone would join something with a very successful and original business model, works well and is hugely successful and want to change it. Chris started this from nothing. I’m sure anyone who thinks they could do it better could have a go at setting up something with their own vision.

The reason the site has survived 15 years must be because the business model works.

Cashing out bonuses is totally unsustainable. Instant bankruptcy. Have a look at the Bonus Leaderboard…

There are several thousand members on the Leaderboard and not all members are represented as many of haven’t put ourselves on it.

Even just the top 20 claiming would be £144,000.

Would anyone come back after claiming?

No traffic or surveys completed equals no site income = disaster.

Don't skip your check or walk away,

Your prize might be a day away!

No hate from me you are entitled to your opinion.

I think if it worked that way they would go bankrupt ?

The problem with taking your money out is that the site would not be viable - at the moment there is £x won plus bonuses for the main, survey, video and 3 bonus draws, plus however many stackpot and one mini draw. That’s the maximum per day - if we could withdraw the money there would have to be a lot more given out as many people would do so without winning. It’s a bit like a bank - they rely on people not all wanting to take their funds at once, and a run on the banks would deprive them of operating capital. I think, if withdrawal was allowed, you could look at fewer draws and a minimum applied, and even then it might become impossible to maintain as a free site.

How many would build their bonus if they could cash out at anytime , & at what stage would they cash out, & would they come back as it would have to be zero'd on cashing? Anyone can leave anytime they wish.

Yes, it gets boring doing lots of repetitive surveys, but you can also build your bonus to whatever you would like to win with 3p/day, taking offers & doing referrals (everything is optional), so plod on, keep checking, & your fingers crossed that your postcode appears.

The site relies on revenue from surveys & advertising etc to pay out prizes & bonuses, support its hardware & running expenses, staff wages, etc so it needs the footfall of as many people returning as possible to make it a success.

If everyone could cash out anytime the site would not be able to exist. We also have a great community here on the comment pages with help, info, games & laughs, etc which most of us would hate to lose.

Probably Simon Cowel - he doesn't like accordions.

No, 4 faults and a refusal ....... this one has missed me by a mile 🤷‍♀️

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Worth a smile.

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:-)

😊 I'd forgotten that one.

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Now you mention it…..I think oor wee local hospital does the same every second Tuesday or Thursday .I’ll have to look into that. Thanks.

Our local Audiology clinic has a drop in session every week. My relative says they recalibrate, repair, tweak etc the aids until they perform correctly. If all else fails, they replace or suggest a different model.

I have an NHS hearing aid. I find I don’t wear it as it irritates my ear. It also works when I put it in then after a few mins stops working until I open and shut the battery compartment. Very annoying so end up not wearing it. Subtitles are a boon. 🙂

Agree Buttercup2, my OH was told the same. He's got the sphere ones , not cheap. I've had to declare them on house insurance as a separate item worth £5k.

His are very good. The TV is now at a sensible 18, rather than 30. He can take calls through Bluetooth directly into the aids. He adjusts via the app depending on location , eg restaurant, crowds etc. So it's been very good and the Boots audiologist is excellent. She's made several adjustments to them. He says it took him 6 months to get used to them. He's due back next month for a retest after having them a year.

@Purple anonymous I was told there was a two year waiting list for NHS ones and I had already put it off too long, and the NHS ones I've seen have all been big clumpy things behind your ears, not smaller neat ones. Also the stories I heard of the time people wasted waiting for appointments etc it just seemed so much easier going into Boots in the shopping mall

There is a scam on the internet from some guy, I think he was supposedly an audiologist who decided to build some himself and he now sells them. Watch out for him. I can't understand why they haven't come up with something better than battery ones that need new batteries every five minutes, or others that recharge when you put them back in the case which last for even less time when in use. I did buy some earbuds that the wife is very happy with for reading in bed which she pops back in the case and they recharge, and the case itself rarely needs to be plugged in, so it works for earbuds but probably not for hearing aids.

If people aren't aware, when you peel the sticker off the back of the battery leave for a few minutes before putting in the aid and the battery will last longer.

Eh?

A bit puzzled as to why people are buying them. The electronic ones are free on the NHS if you have a hearing problem? 2 of my relatives and 2 neighbours have them. They got them from the Audiology Dept at the local hospital.They look the same as sets you buy and they hear very well. Am I missing something?

I got mine from Specsavers free on the NHS. They are pretty good.

Buttercup2, my neighbour bought some, tried them a couple of times, now back in the box. As they say, actions speak louder than words. Perhaps you would be better off getting some actions. Sorry couldn't resist.

Yeah, I spent over £1,000 last year on Boots cheapest private ones, only because I got a 0% option to pay over 2 years, and I'm not impressed with them at all, despite many visits back and forth to the audiologist, I still have to use subtitles on the TV unless it's blaring, and don't always catch conversations if people speak too fast or too low. Has anyone tried the Hidden Hearing ones they rave about on the Internet? You can't always trust the reviews...

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£1,836.25 Now. 😀

All that Tiseye said for Em 💞

💞🫂💞

I hope you are doing ok Em.

Thinking of you Em🥀

Em - do they send you a copy of the page, or can you print it off at some point? One day it may be taken down, and you might want to keep the messages and photos.

I just visited Simon's page, the photos are beautiful Em. Sending love and hugs. xxx

Big hugs Em.🤗😘🤗

Tiseye.. I couldn't have said it better x 😢

Yes - mine too.

I agree Tiseye xx

Hi Em

All our thoughts and love are sent to you xxx

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Enver, I used to know a woman who ran a gym and she had the same opinion. Showing me around, she pointed to the cars in the car park and said "I always wonder why they drive all the way here, spend an hour on the exercise machines, then drive home again. They'd get the same amount of exercise if they left their car at home and pedalled a bike around for an hour" "And they'd save money on the gym fees." I piped up. "And I'd be out of business." she shot back. She was happy to take money from fools!

No need to do that - I’ve got a big garden that needs a lot of weeding if anyone wants exercise.

Ha ha Maddadof.🤣

Naughty maddadof.

I have often thought that Enver.

We laugh at them driving to the gym only to pay fees to walk run, cycle or row on a machine, & lift weights, when they could naturally have done all that shopping !

Jaffa, Could you give more detail please ?? ;-)

To go with those adverts I have also been getting one for exercise for men over 50 who haven't been to the gym in a while.

When Outfox's installations lot keep trying to sign me up for a smart meter I tell them that I send in the meter reading anyway (and they do tell you to check it is correct monthly, so what are you saving?) and it tells me whether I am using more or less energy. It won't SAVE me money itself, it will just tell me what I can do to save money - I already know that anything producing heat uses the most power, and LED lights are more economical than halogen, and using a microwave is more economical than using an oven ... I would still check my usage, just as I do the solar power income, so no, thank you very much. After a few more pointless bleatings, they finally gave up - for now.

I recently phoned a meter read in as B.Gas state "send us a reading and we'll correct you bill and send a new one so you don't have to pay more than you should." I then phoned every day for a couple of weeks to check automated balance, no change, and also called and spoke to a person three times. Six week later I finally got the amended bills, gas and electric. One was corrected, the other they had estimated the bill up to the date they finally corrected it all so although using my accurate read from 6 week earlier they'd added units for a further six week. Makes no sense at all.

I usually have two cars marked Morissons Data parked most nights at the motel next to my estate, meter readers - they only read the meters by power company request, gone are the days when they used to go down each & every road reading everyone's meters. . I often get a card through the letterbox saying send the readings in online, even when I was in.

No more “lovely Rita meter maid”..

A lot of younger people won't get the joke because they won't even know what a meter man is 🤣 I haven't had one for about 20 years as we had to submit our own readings, now have had a smart meter for a few years so no need even to do that...

Take a photo next time if you can then forward it to the company.

We keep getting a card through the door saying ‘we called but you were out. We will call again to verify your customer’s own readings, or you can phone in to verify them.’ Logic, anyone? I sat in the window as he walked to the door, pushed the card through and walked away. (No, I didn’t have a red light shining, I was invalided at the time.)

Very funny Kenny.

Anyone still have a Meter man call ?

If maddafof hadn't said it I would have done. Maybe I should talk about the footman I used to have.

The fact that you said that maddadof….says different! 😂

:-) :-) If i was pedantic " 3.28084 ", but i'm not ;-)

Em, so sorry to hear of your sad news. My thoughts are with you and your family x

Thank you all. I really appreciate your kind words.

Beth, I have been trying to find the right words to type that will bring some comfort to Em, and you have succeeded beautifully. I can't think of another word so I won't try, other than to express my sincere condolences to you Em.

This is so sad 😞 he was so brave 🌹 My thoughts are with you Emma 💝

I've just been reading the tributes and donations. Lovely messages. To bear the diagnosis, treatment and final prognosis that Simon did so bravely takes a special person. I only met him briefly but it was obvious how well suited he and Em were. Any disease where someone is taken too early is a cruel theft of a life that had so much to give, but their time together will bring the special memories for Em that she worked so hard to build.

I wonder if those bike couriers manage to do this though? They are riding around all day, even if covering a relatively small area.

You should obviously have pedalled ten times further.

I had a racing bike with a wee wheel rotation counter, it equated to about 1,000 miles a year.

Fair point 😉

Maybe it's to stop people trying to clock up over 10,000 miles on the pavement.

When you think of the price of a car compared to the price of a bike,even a good one it does seem a little unfair ?

I can't see many reps trogging up the A-roads to their next appointment on a bike and arriving all hot and sticky.

Or to look at it another way, 27 miles a day, every day of the year.

That first bit was posted very late at night, but today I have kept them in a lot. We walked early today - out for a widdle at 5.30am, long-ish walk 7am, then just a few wanders round the garden or sitting under the apple tree in the shade until 7pm. That was them - I had to unblock the drains and then clean the pond filters - messy job, not to be recommended when wearing a white shirt.

I work in our village community shop and we were selling doggie ice-cream a lot.

Many owners said they would be walking theirs earlier and later in the heatwave.

I expect yours were thinking they would stay in and be cool…

LOL indeed 😀 said Lol

@ Maddadof. That was very funny. LOL.

I was a bit slow with that one. Had to read it twice but then made me laugh out loud

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😂😂 nice one !!

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Elephant birds are gigantic extinct flightless birds (like a large ostrich) belonging to the order Aepyornithiformes that were native to the island of Madagascar. They are thought to have gone extinct around 1000 AD, likely as a result of human activity.

"No madam, don't stand behind the... 💩, too late, Fred fetch the shovel & dig madam out" ....

🎵Oh we're off to see the wild west show, ...

the elephant & the wild kangaroo-roo-roo-roo,

never mind the weather, as long as we're together,

we're off to see the wild west show.🎵

🤪

The elephant is a graceful bird

It hops from bough to bough

It lays its eggs in the rhubarb tree

And whistles like a cow

(Or twig to twig and like a pig if you prefer.)

More accurate to say very old but still funny.

Did elephant birds flock?

Sexist? The protagonist has to be a person doesn’t it?

Sexist but still funny.

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:-) :-)

PMSL Not herd that before :-)

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By which time SWMBO probably didn’t need them anyway! I think there may be more bed blocking caused by waiting for prescriptions after a hospital stay than from waiting for care packages. I have had to wait 4 hours before now, slowing up discharge time.

SWMBO broke her leg 3 weeks ago.

Once her leg was in plaster, A&E prescribed an anti-coagulant injection and said we could pick up the prescription from our local health centre (it's just across the road). 4 days later and no prescription. Checked with A&E and they hadn't sent it ou, so hande it to us!

Boots didn't stock the item and said try hospital pharmacy then stated that the injections would be dangerous because of one of her regular blood thining tablets and refused to issue a repeat prescription!

A&E claimed there was no problem and said to try the hospital pharmacy for the injections. Pharmacy issued prescription and agreed with Boots pharmacist that it could be dangerous to mix the anti-coagulant and blood thinners.

Are you better now? That must have been really worrying.

I had that problem too. I was sent by one specialist to another for some sort of scans. After the scans I asked the nurse what was the result. She said the specialist there would write to the first specialist and they would let me know. The result - nothing. I had to ask my doctor and fortunately he was able to access the hospital records. Only because I asked my doctor did I find out what was causing me to loose 50% of the movement and 90% of the strength in my left arm. Happened overnight so a bit worrying.

I had a call a couple of days ago to give me an appointment for a nerve conductivity test to see why my hand is numb and it’s spreading in extent. I was told I’d get an email confirmation but nothing yet, nothing on the NHS App, and nothing in the post. I don’t know where she was calling from (very thick accent) so will have to do some phoning round next week. Why can’t they update things straight away?

I'm in full agreement with this. But I also think they should be sacked for not accessing medical records. My wife was put on iron tablets due to anaemia caused by other meds she takes. First month or two was okay then tried to get more and it wasn't sent to the chemist. Tried later and was told it had been rejected last time but she'd try. Got the answer today in a text that it was refused and if she wants them she has to buy them over the counter. It's becoming a regular thing around the country that gp's are prescribing meds then someone is refusing them. No tests have been done since to see if they're still needed but with other meds it's likely she would.

Yes, hopefully the hospital in Liverpool will realise how wrong they got it

I really do.

Thank you to everyone who has chosen to donate. Em appreciates it and it is wonderful that so many of you have despite not even knowing Simon personally.

My mother developed it at 78 and was too ill for any intervention and died just before 80.

It’s so sad that Simon developed it so young .

I feel a bit of an attachment to this charity, as it's the trial that my husband took part in once he was diagnosed with his asbestos disease (mesothelioma). The specialists were monitoring how frequently it metastasized into the bile duct, causing the same cancer that Simon had. Really hope they find a cure for it so no one else has to go through what Em and Simon did.

I'm so very grateful to Chris for giving his OK to the blog, May for writing it and to everyone who has donated in Simon's name. I can't believe we have reached £1090.00 and the site has only been live for two days!

Simon would be very pleasantly surprised and also grateful.

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Architects like to specify them for their clients’ plans - they’re not paying themselves. Then the architects earn enough to be able to use them on their own houses…

"very expensive but very good quality."

There's the problem, that's not what today's developers want.

Who cares if the whole estate is a pile of rubble in 20 years? The shareholders will have had their bonuses by then.

There were a number of small brick companies locally - all gone and people still collect the bricks with the names on them. I blame the developers and builders who source bricks from countries which have children working in unsafe conditions. The government could make it easier for local companies if they stopped throwing money on vanity projects like HS2.

Michelmersh are all hand-made bricks, very expensive but very good quality. There is a site still at Romsey, Hants, which will be expanded, apparently. When I was working for a small builder, around 1987-2002, their basic bricks were about £1 each compared with the bog-standard LBCs which were about 10p-60p max. But, like I say, beautiful bricks with a much nicer finish.

They will probably import the bricks from the other side of the world ! 🫣

At least the bricks will be readily available for the developers 😂

I agree with your thoughts Beth.

Both funny.

Kb/Enver :-) :-) :-)

& Woof! It looks like your business has gone to the dogs...

You could compare prices on "Outfox the Market" ..

We give them away!

Absolutely, it's a sign of desperation.

Does anyone agree that Ms. Reeves is vote-chasing? Anyone who really wanted to help families would reduce the cost of 'proper' food - fruit, veg, basic staples - not sweets and biscuits that will only cause more costs in dental treatment down the line.

They're also adding larger-size bottles and cans of fizzy & energy drinks into the "meal-deal" offer, thereby increasing the amount of sugar consumed by children and adults! Moving the sweeties away from the checkout areas hasn't made a blind bit of difference!

I did read that their staples were only on a 2% mark-up as loss-leaders to get buyers into the store, so there isn’t much room to play with on those prices without cutting payments to the farmers.

After seeing Tesco profits, they could well afford to reduce prices on staples like bread, milk & eggs- never mind just capping them!

You'd have thought by now.that someone would have written a computer program for the Govt to take everything into account to predictt or simulate the long & short term effects of any budget changes on the economy, so they could make better budgets in future.

Many years ago someone was considering doing a computer program to simulate life from birth to death, dunno if they managed it or how it went.

They are also removing VAT on children’s admissions to theme parks, and giving young people free bus travel in August…. It seems to me this is a government intent on giving anyone with children as much as they possibly can - working families without kids, or whose kids have grown up (not talking about pensioners - triple lock was in place before they took over), are waved away, shooed out of the queue and told to go to the back of the line . Can’t the stupid woman realise that reducing Fuel Duty will reduce the cost of delivering goods to supermarkets, thereby reducing prices of proper food, not sweets, and will mean other workers like builders, sales reps, traders like electricians and plumbers (and my dog walker!) won’t have to raise prices to cover their fuel costs.

Oh for goodness sake so they must be in league with the weight loss jab folks!

Bisto Kid, I saw that this morning and couldn't believe it, of all the things to reduce the price of, absolutely crazy!

I read this morning changes that Ms Reeves promised to make to help out the "hard working people" in these times of paucity. Now one would hope that a reduction in fuel tax would be welcome or help for businesses to stay afloat ....but no....she has promised to reduce the price of BISCUITS and CHOCOLATE! It wasn't long ago Labour was ranting about a further tax on sugar and how they are determined to stamp out obesity in children so what does our esteemed Chancellor do? Reduce the prices of the main constituents causing it. It beggars belief!!

Having been a teacher, I recall David Blunkett who deserved respect as Education Minister.

You have all put it so much more succinctly than I could - and I completely agree.

It’s truly frightening that Government appears to be one of the few areas in life in which appointments are routinely made with little or no regard to qualifications or experience that might make the appointee suitable for the job in hand. Reshuffles usually consist of the same set of mediocre figures being shifted around and given new job titles - only very rarely does someone with genuine ability emerge from the pack.

@ Beth and samandi - Although I agree with you both in general the Ministers and aids are assisted by Civil Servants who must presumably take some of the blame, Unless, of course, they were overruled.

I don't think a new cabinet will improve things. Very few of these people actually have experience of what they are put in charge of, so they all bumble along until there is another shuffle.

I've only just seen your post. I'm so so sorry, my deepest condolences.

Thank you for the updates Emma. Condolences

Thank you all.

@Em, a really good cry is all part of the grief process. Don't be ashamed and don't fell you need to hide it, it simply a sign of how much you loved him, and he loved you.

You can let off steam here any time

Oh Em, yes it is all so unfair for you. Don’t fret about a bit of a breakdown, it’s a release valve and sometimes you just have to wallow in your own self-pity. It’s part of your own grieving process which should be whatever feels appropriate for you but isn’t always under control. It’s very early days and you are grieving and deeply saddened. Yes, it is the small things that hit you. It’s good you have many treasured memories and you are surrounded with love and support. Sounds a great idea that you are trying support groups with others in a similar situation. Everyone on here is thinking of you 💞

Try and take some comfort in the fact that you had time to make the memories together because you knew the possibility it could happen. If it had been a car crash or heart attack, and you had had no warning, you would have missed all that and not had your final letter to keep Simon’s thoughts with you. Yes, it is so unfair. We are all thinking of you.

Thank you all.

I had a bit of a breakdown this evening. I needed to put the towels in the wash for overnight and then while putting the clean towels up on the towel radiator, I was sobbing as I did so. It's the first time that I have only needed one single bath sheet on the radiator. It's the little things which hit you sometimes.

He should be here rolling his eyes at me for wanting the towels to be folded just-so.

I shouldn't be a widow at 37.

It's all so unfair.

Sending so much love at this most difficult of times.

Oh Em.

I have to stop there, I've got a lump in my throat.

My thoughts are with you. Take care of yourself.

May has written a blog with the link to Simon's memorial page, funeral and live stream information and the charities Em has chosen in his memory: https://pickmypostcode.com/blog/tribute-to-simon-white-1988-2026/

I am so sorry to read about your loss. The photos are great, and you both look so happy. My thoughts and best wishes are sent to you. Simon will always be with you in your happy memories. Take care.

Maggie's in Southampton is lovely. Wish I had known about it (if it was there) when I needed it. A double bed is the loneliest place in the world, but hang on in there - you have many of us here who share your pain, and understand what you are going through.

I am sure that sharing how you are will help others on the site who may be in similar circumstances.

I’m glad you are using Maggies.

I think the bench is a lovely idea. I hope you are able to get one there.

I'm glad you are trying the support groups you can. Go to as many as feel suited to you and give them a go. I'm sure you'll find help and support from others there.

Thank you all and a massive thank you to those who have very kindly donated. It's very generous of you.

Yesterday I went to Lepe Country Park to discuss the possibility of a memorial bench for Simon. He really loved it there. Just got to wait for them to get back to me, which might take a while as a memorial bench is placed for 10 years. But she did say that some were coming to the end of their standing.

I also went to a 'craft & natter' drop in session at Maggie's, the cancer charity. I quite enjoyed it and think I'll go to the next one.

This morning there's a session at Maggie's called 'the art of relaxation' so I'm trying that too.

I'm not sleeping well because I miss Simon being next to me, I miss his hugs and snuggling before sleep, but I'm trying to keep going.

I have love & support surrounding me and I'm so grateful for it. I'm grateful for all of you too.

Thanks Em and good for you to give a little update on how you’re doing. So many on here thinking of you. This is a busy time but glad you are getting by one day at a time. A time of mixed emotions as you share memories/ photos and the letter Simon left for you seems a loving and caring gesture even if it did bring on your tears at this sad and emotional time. Something to treasure. Glad you have had some occasional laughter too. Take care💞

The pictures are lovely Em, sending you lots of love.

Sorry to hear this. My thoughts are with you.

Some nice photos there, it will get better for everyone given time. He was brave to endure it all & hooe what they discovered will help others in future.

However unlikely it may seem now, with all Simon’s suffering so raw and recent, over time these images will recede and let the better ones come through. You’ll always have them in the back of your mind but they will appear differently, more as a symbol of Simon’s strength and bravery and the closeness you shared. Just give it time - one year, five years, everyone should take the time they need, not what others decide for them.

Good to see such lovely photos of happier times. I hope that with time your memories will give you some comfort

Such lovely photos of you and Simon, it is so unfair that Simon had to die so young, he was a very brave man, and you will treasure his last letter forever.

Thinking of you often x

Lovely photos Em, thank you.

Your pups have given pleasure and comfort to lots of people.

The puppy photo is lovely. Em and Simon look so happy.

I have added the puppy photo last night. Hope you like it.

It's a lovely idea that people can post memories and photos of Simon. It'll always be something you are able to look back on 💕

Great photos Em. Non tech me finally got to the page after some stupid AI was poking its nose in. You have got some lovely memories there. Take care of yourself and don't rush things.

Thanks for sharing this Em.Lovely photos.Thinking of you ♥️

Awww lovely....thinking of you, take care ❤️

What a lovely tribute, Emma. Simon looks so handsome and happy. The Dancing Man is very appropriate - Simon will be dancing in heaven.

Thanks for sharing with the PMP family Em. Thinking of you and your family.. Xx

Thanx Emma.

Such lovely, happy pictures and beautiful memories to treasure forever. In our thoughts brave lady xx

Thanks for sharing the photos with us Em. Thinking of you. Take care 💞

As Saphicat said,some lovely photos of you both.I am glad that you are able to raise a smile at times although tears will be close to the surface.Glad you are keeping busy as much as you can.

Thank you for posting this Em, nice to see the pictures of a happier time. Thinking of you each day ❤️

Some gorgeous photos there Em .... I love, love, love the colour of your bridesmaid dresses and the profile picture of you two is simply stunning. It's so wrong that you've lost Simon so very young and, as you say, you can only take each day at a time. You are in all of our thoughts and hopefully we can help a little bit if you remember that we're all sending unlimited virtual hugs & tons of positive wishes 💕

Sounds rather close to home!

Raised a smile.

😄

:-)