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Posts by Sarah Holmes

Silhouette of a tree on the banks of a calm river. The sun is rising and making the water sparkle. There are green field on the other side of the river with a viaduct in the distance

Silhouette of a tree on the banks of a calm river. The sun is rising and making the water sparkle. There are green field on the other side of the river with a viaduct in the distance

Sun sparkling on the River Wharfe - one of life’s little glimmer moments on my run this morning

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A blanket of multicoloured squares bordered in cream, draped on a bed

A blanket of multicoloured squares bordered in cream, draped on a bed

A blanket of pink, peach and purple squares all bordered in cream, draped on a bed

A blanket of pink, peach and purple squares all bordered in cream, draped on a bed

Two blankets, knitted in 6 weeks, every stitch made with love. The squares knitted by people all around the world, in memory of a wonderful friend. These are the ‘Threads of our Hearts’ blankets…
‘We grieve because we are connected by the threads of our hearts’

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8 weeks tomorrow, I will be taking on the London Marathon with two friends and together we’ll be attempting to set a Guinness World Record to be the fastest female team to run a 4-legged marathon, all in aid of @mariecurieuk.bsky.social

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We must change our conception of palliative care The NHS is ill-equipped to deal with the needs of a growing and ageing population

Opinion: We must change our conception of palliative care—
No one should feel any pressure towards an assisted death due to a lack of support. This is about doing what matters: relieving pain, avoiding unnecessary… www.ft.com/content/bc00... @holmes74sarah.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

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A colourwork vest in progress on circular knitting needles, in shades of blue, green and pink

A colourwork vest in progress on circular knitting needles, in shades of blue, green and pink

When you’ve got up early to go for a long run in the sunshine, and it’s now cloudy and overcast, is it socially acceptable to be back in your pyjamas by lunchtime and knitting? Asking for a friend….😉

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Good to hear that you’re coming out the other side of treatment Trisha, and that you’ve had all the care and support you needed.

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So lovely to finally see some sun and blue skies 🌞

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A view across lush green fields with a few white clouds in a beautiful blue sky

A view across lush green fields with a few white clouds in a beautiful blue sky

A bank of bare trees, the ground covered in snowdrops

A bank of bare trees, the ground covered in snowdrops

Actually found some real-life sunshine on this morning’s run!! And some beautiful snowdrops.
9 weeks to go until marathon day
#londonmarathon #marathontraining #londonmarathontraining

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The sun rising over the River Wharfe, with a viaduct in the background

The sun rising over the River Wharfe, with a viaduct in the background

Chasing the light, and followed by a little robin on this morning’s run….he kept bobbing along beside me, but flew off every time I stopped to try to take a photo of him.
Running felt like therapy today. #grief #londonmarathontraining #marathontraining

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The fabulous cast of Evita take a bow

The fabulous cast of Evita take a bow

The entire audience at the Palladium on their feet to applaud the cast

The entire audience at the Palladium on their feet to applaud the cast

Hordes of people wait at the stage door to the Palladium

Hordes of people wait at the stage door to the Palladium

Well deserved, rapturous standing ovation at @OfficialEvita tonight with hordes of people waiting at the stage door. It’s on for another week or so - if you get the chance to see it, grab it with both hands!
Another roaring success for @JamieLloydCo 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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A fabulous time with this wonderful one in the big smoke today #london #girlsdayout

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Lovely run along the River Nidd yesterday evening with the oldest teenager (although I think she may have regretted her life choices half way through!)
Unable to post usual obligatory selfie as ‘Mother, do I look selfie ready?!?’ 😂

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4 Canada Geese marching through a field of haystacks

4 Canada Geese marching through a field of haystacks

Yesterday’s run. I love seeing all the haystacks at this time of year.

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Testing a potential prototype daffodil costume today for the London Marathon next year. This one won’t be any good as I can’t see in it, but I’ll come up with something!
I’ll be running for @mariecurieuk - if you’d like to sponsor me, link below 🙏

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Very proud to be with our Yorkshire team to represent @mariecurieuk.bsky.social at Leeds Pride today. After weeks of drought the heavens opened but the rain didn’t dampen spirits 🌈💛🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

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So true 🫀

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What an incredible, cinematically beautiful, moving, powerfully written book. Thank you @drrachelclarke.com for such powerful story telling, and to my fellow passengers on the train who have tactfully ignored me crying quietly to myself as I read it!

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Despite swearing I’d never run another road marathon, I couldn’t resist the chance to run the London marathon as a daffodil for Marie Curie!
If you’d like to sponsor me, I’d be really grateful.
Anyone able to help us make the daffodil headdress?!

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Dairy cows grazing on a hillside overlooking the Wharfe valley

Dairy cows grazing on a hillside overlooking the Wharfe valley

Another day, another run. Yorkshire looking glorious again

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A wonderful episode on BBC Radio4 @laurenlaverne.bsky.social
It strikes me that @lucygobag.bsky.social is the personification of decency, compassion, kindness and respect - such wisdom gained from a lifetime spent dealing with disaster.
And a great soundtrack choice too ❤️

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‘The reality that we live and work in is a health and social care system that is opaque, bureaucratised and full of jargon without the back up that we need’
Powerful words from Rekha Vijayshankar about working as a community nurse and lived experience as a family caregiver

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‘We keep investing in spangly new toys, but we keep forgetting to invest in that core base of quality palliative care’
Great talk from Dr Ben Bowers @drbenbowers.bsky.social
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Fascinating panel discussion about how we attract, retain and value the nursing workforce.
My beautiful mum was in a campaign to attract people into the profession in the 1960s and had a very rewarding, joyful career - perhaps nearly 60 years later we need another campaign?

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Looking forward to an interesting day at The Royal College of Nursing
‘A Future Vision for Nursing in Palliative and End of Life Care: Beyond Assisted Dying’
@mariecurieuk.bsky.social

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Finding wise hope beyond a cure Catherine Shteynberg calls for health professionals to use clear language when delivering a diagnosis of incurable cancer Delivering the devastating news of an incurable cancer diagnosis is one of th...

‘Accepting death is a lifetime’s work’
A powerful article about the impact of language that healthcare staff, and society use, and the value of finding ‘wise hope’

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Another week, another wood (this one a National heritage site) but a similar moment of serenity. Feeling very blessed to have this on my doorstep. #mindfulminute #minuteofmindfulness #birdsong #peace #calm

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Time to stop and stare on this morning’s walk….here’s a minute of complete peace for anyone who needs it #mindful #calm #peace #bluebells

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Proof, I think, from today’s walk, that the grass isn’t always greener! 😉

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Sarah and her daughter smiling at the top of Arthur’s Seat with a view of Edinburgh and the Firth of Forth behind

Sarah and her daughter smiling at the top of Arthur’s Seat with a view of Edinburgh and the Firth of Forth behind

The entrance to Edinburgh’s old Royal Infirmary, now Edinburgh Futures

The entrance to Edinburgh’s old Royal Infirmary, now Edinburgh Futures

Plaque of Edinburgh Medical School

Plaque of Edinburgh Medical School

Sarah smiling with her daughter outside Doctors pub in Edinburgh

Sarah smiling with her daughter outside Doctors pub in Edinburgh

Loving a little trip down memory lane in Edinburgh today…and passing on my love for this fabulous city to the next generation #happydays

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Snap! From my run yesterday….

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