Tag: family
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Episode 38 – Fanny McFox, Medically Trained and Emotionally Inflamed..
Fanny McFox and the Grocery List of Woe. Where there’s a will, there’s a whinge (and possibly a repeat prescription). They say every family has a character but we hit the jackpot with Fanny McFox, the undisputed queen of the chronic complaint and high priestess of the prescription pad. A trained nurse, mind you. Which…
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Episode 23 – Executor? I Barely Know Her! (A Love Letter to Inaction and Silence)
When someone dies, they tell you, ‘Don’t worry, the executors will handle everything’. Oh, how young and naive I was. I pictured wise, responsible figures – clipboards in hand, decisive phone calls being made, maybe even a crisp suit or two. Instead, I got two people who couldn’t organize a sandwich, let alone an estate.(Unless…
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Episode 21 – The Gospel According To Bully…
When the mask matters more than the man behind it. It’s a curious thing, watching a man polish his halo every Sunday morning. Down at Ballinfaurel the boots are clean, the hair is combed and the smile is set to ‘community mode’. The neighbours see a man of routine, a loyal family man, faithful to…
UNDER THE WILL... OVER THE DRAMA... 