Feb 7 3 min For the love of London It’s a moody Monday morning in Middlesbrough. I’m cocooned in a blanket on the couch, my Hero (French bulldog) warms my feet; I stare out...
Oct 29, 2019 1 min Staying Alive #365 So welcome to my first post. I hope that this will be a way of me keeping everyone updated on my situation, a way of me documenting my...
gem leeFeb 73 minFor the love of LondonIt’s a moody Monday morning in Middlesbrough. I’m cocooned in a blanket on the couch, my Hero (French bulldog) warms my feet; I stare out...
gem leeOct 29, 20191 minStaying Alive #365So welcome to my first post. I hope that this will be a way of me keeping everyone updated on my situation, a way of me documenting my...
gem lee7 days ago1 minSpill the tea: Gemna LeeEmpty cup Fill her up Fuel to the fire It’s not her pyre. She’s full of thirst About to burst. Trying her hardest to dodge that hearse....
gem leeMay 52 minA game of two halvesWell what a bleeding day. I’m just home now unpacking the 2nd half of today. The day started well enough, breakfast (shake on the run )...
gem leeApr 221 minShipwreck (a short poem)Big waves, She couldn’t have stayed, All the cards you see they were played. High seas, bruised knees Shipwreck. She once’s sailed...
gem leeMar 312 minSurvivors guilt : full tiltIt’s Thursday early afternoon . I’ve finished my mornings jobs. Kitchen cleaned, dishwasher loaded, floors swept/mopped, washer spinning...
gem leeMar 81 minWo.man!Woman. Woah man! Stop right there we should wear a warning woman coming through! Even the very word Woman refers to stop man, right! Well...
gem leeFeb 143 minAll the Lovers….Happy Valentines to anyone who ever had a heart! It’s midday I’m lying in bed havin just washed off one hell of a night in the bath. 😉...
gem leeJan 32 minNYE-365Today’s blog is a bit different stylistically guys. Bare with me as I experiment a little Countdown. 10. What a year it’s been in its...
gem leeDec 25, 20211 minMerry Christmas 2021It’s 3am Christmas morning! I’m lying awake wondering if the big guy has been. No, I’m not. I’m im desperately trying to reclaim rest as...
gem leeDec 7, 20212 minUntitledMonday Monday It’s Monday! Well there’s 23 minutes left of it. Monday a.k.a Onc day in our house. I take my life saving German meds...
gem leeSep 25, 20212 minWhat a wonderful world.It’s 5am Saturday morning, so much for a sleep in! It’s dark & quiet as I lie here waiting to see what the day will bring. I almost drift...
gem leeSep 12, 20212 minSeptember SeptemberSeptember I love September! It’s the sunset of summer, the gentle transition into the cooler months ahead. Did I mention it’s my Birthday...
gem leeAug 18, 20211 minMonty on pauseQuick check in. Latest mri brain scan results are in 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁 we remain STABLE!!!! This absolutely awesome news the relief has...
gem leeAug 15, 20212 minInto the thick of it….It’s 4am sunday morning. Still dark out with the threat of impending day break. I’ve tossed & turned most of the night crippled with...
gem leeJul 23, 20211 minInternal infernoFriday morning. 7am. Slaley Hall. Woke up to the sound of the fan furiously whirring in the hopes of cooling me down. I’ve slept a total...
gem leeJun 27, 20212 minEasy like a Sunday MorningSunday morning 8am . Sat in bed listening to the seagulls stomp noisily on the porch roof . They’ve no respect for sleepy Sundays those...
gem leeMay 30, 20212 minFootball FamilyIt’s 5am Sunday morning. Milky May sunlight floods the kitchen. Hero dog’s gentle rhythmic snores are hypnotic. I’m sipping on a...
gem leeMay 3, 20212 minMay is Gray in a good way.Its may bank holiday. Ive been awake since 5am, no stress just wide awake. I‘m taking a moment ( whilst everyones still sleeping ) for...
gem leeApr 20, 20211 minStaying Stable.Super quick update. Monty Mofo is stable. Recent brain MRI showing no further progression of disease at the minute. The relief is massive...