Two photos side by side. The background is broadly the same, although the photos are taken thirty years apart. On the left a woman stands in front of a statue pedestal (St Patrick at the foot of Croagh Patrick in Mayo, Ireland) holding a small boy’s hand. It is summertime. She is wearing green pants and a white t shirt. He wears shorts and a blue v-neck T-shirt with a navy collar. On the right the same woman stands in the same position and the little boy is now taller than her. They wear winter clothes and smile.

10 years gone today. This photo was taken on the last day out. We drove out through Joyce Country & along the edge of Clew Bay, stopping at the base of Croagh Patrick, unknowingly recreating a photo from 30 years earlier. Leukaemia is a bitch folks. #LovelyMayoMammy If you can, please #GivePlatelets