Hi julia,
I’m sorry I haven’t been on here but I just wanted to say I’m glad you got through Christmas and new year and I’m hoping you will keep getting support from the hospice nurse as you need it. As you say it’s the loneliness that we are all struggling with but so pleased you have a family and love surrounding you. I hope your daughter will recover. Very scary indeed. Look after yourself x

Hi Ali and Judith,
I haven’t been on here either myself Judith. I’m sorry your health issues continue. I empathise and it’s so much harder when you’re on your own and in the midst of all this and work. Hopefully we will all find a little light and a little bit of peace in the coming months. Look after yourself and happy new year to you both x

Hi there Martin, Yes thank you it was a good but quiet Christmas – I hope you were able to enjoy yours? I am so sorry my card didn’t get to you. I certainly sent it from QVC the weekend before Christmas, but I know some of the post was held up. Sending you my very best for the New Year from here though love Ali xx

Thank you Ali I will look now
Love Chrissie xx

Hi Elaine, lovely to keep in touch here and I’ll always comment when you write 🙂 I totally understand how frightening it must be when these episodes happen – fear of the unknown is terrifying. Hopefully in this day and age with everyone contactable from one device or another you should always be able to find help. Wishing you and your family all the very best this January. Love Ali xx

Hi there Anne, it looks as though we share the same birthday! So glad you enjoyed the blog and yes, Aggy is gorgeous! 🙂 I hope this New Year will eventually bring us all time together with those we love. Stay safe and well, love Ali xx

Hi there Kathy, the good new is you can shop with us from Spain and this is the number to order on: 900 964 455. Any issues with that then try +44 151 212 4820. Good luck and happy shopping! Love Ali xx

Dear Cheryl, I totally understand how hard Christmas must’ve been for you. Honey is changing almost a weekly basis, and can now read, write and it’s very articulate. I do hope you can talk to Darcy may be on FaceTime or Zoom? It’s lovely just to see them even if you can’t physically be with them. So good to know that QVC is company for you and also making it easier for you to treat those you love. I said at least 60% of my Christmas gifts were from the Q! I’ll keep my eyes peeled for sight of the snowdrops and I hope that you and your family will stay well and happy. Love to you all, from Ali xx

Dear Julie, lovely to hear from you, and to know that in spite of everything that conspired against you, you still managed to pull the positive from your Christmas. So glad that everyone is talking about Keith, and sharing memories, and bolstering each other up. And how lovely that your neighbours also took time out to include you too – all these occasions are so hard for you and it’s such a blessing when someone else steps in. Thank you for your recommendation oft he Julia Donaldson programme – Lucy and Honey love those books, and I’d be very interested to know what her inspiration was. We watched a documentary on the actress Natalie Wood – obviously sad at the end, but very uplifting too. So glad that you’ve managed to treat yourself to some lovely products and we’ve all been able to keep you company during lockdown. A bit of a way to go yet, but that’s kind of you to say how much you appreciate it. I will pass that on to my colleagues. I think you should be very proud of how you’re coping… 46 years is a lifetime, and so hard to adapt to life without your soul mate, but you have your girls and your grandchildren and their love will see you through the darkest times. I do hope Emma will be feeling better soon – it’s tough on the teachers as my daughter knows only too well. You take care, and thank you for keeping in touch, love Ali xx