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#ihadamiscarriage
One in six women who fall pregnant will suffer a miscarriage up to 24 weeks and one in 100 will endure traumatic recurrent infant loss. Yet despite the frequency, miscarriage is still very much a taboo subject. Shrouded in silence and even shame; women are left alone with the emptiness, unable to feel they can voice...
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I’ve never believed in God as such, but when I was younger and felt that my life was awful I used to blame an unseen higher force for all my woes. It was easier to have something to aim all my anger at, to assign every misfortune, mistake and problem to a person or being...
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Famous for being the greatest writer in the English language, William Shakespeare’s work spans the globe, earning his work the most performed of any other playwright. His own story however, laced with mystery and clouded by the time in which he lived has made him one of the most beloved figures of our time. He...
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the killing fields
Just 40 short years ago communist leader Pol Pot and his Khmer Rogue army were inflicting their reign of terror and genocide on the people of Cambodia. In just under four years they would wipe out an estimated 1.7 million people, a staggering 21 percent of Cambodia’s population. In the chronicle of 20th century horrors,...
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“We think that we are invincible because we are.” Of all the words I heard around the time of my grandmother’s passing six years ago, these were the only ones that eased my pain. At 15 years old the loss of someone I loved so dearly was unbearable; innocent, immature and above all unprepared I...
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“This is who I am. I can’t change…I’m not a good man. I’m a criminal. And a killer. I need my sons to grow up hating the thought of me.” – Jax Teller Last Tuesday marked the much anticipated end to Kurt Sutter’s outlawed motorcycle club lead crime drama, Sons of Anarchy. A show that...
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Halloween has become one of the most celebrated holidays across the globe and our country is stealing more and more enthusiasm for the season from our American friends. We’ve stolen the idea of trick or treating, decorating our houses and of course, the British have managed to turn it into an excuse to get dressed...
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Robin Williams was a man who sparked the imaginations of so many people across the world and his impressive 37 year career saw him bring countless beloved characters to life – whether he was Jack Powell, Sean Maguire, Popeye, Mrs. Doubtfire, Peter Pan or The Genie, he was electric. Gaining legendary status long before his...
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