Tag: Grief
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Happy 99th Birthday Grandad
Today would have been my Grandad’s 99th birthday. I felt it right to share some words about him and to him, seeing as his death was what kickstarted a different life for me I suppose. Here goes. Dear Grandad. First and foremost, a major happy birthday to you. 99 years young up there, and you’re…
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My journey with grief
I’ve experienced grief many times in my life. When I was 4 years old, I learnt what grief was after my Dad lost his brother. I couldn’t understand it of course, but I have vivid memories of my Dad howling on the sofa for many nights. All I could do was gingerly pat his arm,…
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A message to my Grandad from Gili T, Indonesia
Recently, I was looking through some of the writings I’d made throughout my world travels. Today I went for lunch with my Grandma, I haven’t seen her in SO long and there’s a part of me that is so sad that he can’t join. I also haven’t seen a really good sunset around here in…
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Dear Grandad
Grief took me backpacking around the world and I’ve written a letter to my Grandad expressing how hard it’s been without him
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JESS
JESS’S #travelsundaystory Dedicated to Jess’s Dad This is a very special story to me. One of the most awesome things for me travelling has been meeting people that I’ve previously met in other places in different countries weeks or months later. It’s bizarre because you might have hung out for one or two days, but…
Emily's Backpacking & Mental Health Adventures 