Sixteen Days

Friday 1st May 2009

nobody@vox.com(Sixteen Days) — Mon, 04 May 2009 15:39:34 +0100

Dear P Well the third event to mark your death. I took something of a risk by offering to make home made pizza to complement the drinks. This amused a number of close friends who thought it might all go terribly wrong. But with the help of Jenny ...

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Thursday 1st May 2008

nobody@vox.com(Sixteen Days) — Fri, 02 May 2008 16:19:32 +0100

Dear P Two years ago today we were coming to terms with your death. The time since that fateful day has flown, catapulted along by the responsibility of caring for our two young boys. Emotions have ebbed and flowed from great sadness, brought ...

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Tuesday 1st May 2007

nobody@vox.com(Sixteen Days) — Wed, 02 May 2007 15:57:32 +0100

Dear P Well Little One, the boys and I have survived our first year. I had told you we would, but it broke my heart when we talked about it. You would have enjoyed this evening. All your close friends from Wolverhampton turned out for a drinks ...

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Background

nobody@vox.com(Sixteen Days) — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 16:48:33 +0000

In 1979 as a First Year Student at Hull University in the UK, I started a day to day diary. 28 years later I am still writing this diary. During all these years it has remained private which meant that the decision to publish the Sixteen Days th...

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Day Sixteen - Tuesday 16th May 2006

nobody@vox.com(Sixteen Days) — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 17:04:06 +0000

Dear P I had been dreading this day since we discussed your funeral with Bill Boyd ten days ago. Now that it is over, and I have survived, cathartic is the most apt way to describe its impact. That your mum, dad and I spoke with such apparent com...

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Day Fifteen - Monday 15th May 2006

nobody@vox.com(Sixteen Days) — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:03:40 +0000

Dear P We are on the cusp of your funeral and relatives from afar have begun to arrive. Your cousin's Juliet and Caroline from France, your mum's parents from Lincolnshire, Tim & Shirley from York and Pamela and Keith from Kent. We are all tryi...

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Day Fourteen - Sunday 14th May 2006

nobody@vox.com(Sixteen Days) — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 13:43:41 +0000

Dear P Around midnight I needed a spoonful of Night Nurse to get me to sleep. Thankfully it did the trick which was just as well, since I had arranged to play golf at 8.00am. When my car wouldn't start there ensued a mad round of telephone calls...

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Day Thirteen - Saturday 13th May 2006

nobody@vox.com(Sixteen Days) — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 12:35:56 +0000

Dear P Felt tired for most of the day on account of another poor nights sleep. Just aswell that I didn't do anything strenuous but instead listened to Test Match Special on the radio and then watched the FA Cup final. A pulsating game between Liv...

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Day Twelve - Friday 12th May 2006

nobody@vox.com(Sixteen Days) — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 12:15:52 +0000

Dear P Knowing how you liked a bit a retail therapy, I took a leaf out of your book today by booking a holiday at a smart hotel near Porto Vecchio in Corsica. It will either be a relaxing and uplifting time, or a complete disaster. Our three holi...

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Day Eleven - Thursday 11th May 2006

nobody@vox.com(Sixteen Days) — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 11:58:16 +0000

Dear P I went through some of your belongings today and came across all the drugs you have been taking. The volume and variety terrifies me. You poor, poor girl. I fill a large shoe box and have decided to keep them safe so that I can show them ...

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