35 h. ago Autobiographical ‘life story’ books helping Renfrewshire dementia patients

The life stories are said to help keep precious memories alive for patients

Science

5 d. ago My father threw out my box of memories then took his own life. How can I move on? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

Your sadness at losing reminders of happier times may have been heightened by the traumatic loss of your dad• Every week Annalisa Barbieri addresses a problem sent in by a readerNot long before the Covid pandemic, my dad threw out my cardboard box of mementoes that I had stored in his garage for “safekeeping”: years’ worth of personal journals, Polaroids and photos with no negatives, love letters, all of my degree essays, reams of teenage poetry, etc – the classic priceless time capsule stuff that one looks forward to revisiting one day.It was one of his final acts before taking his own life, so it was a double whammy of bereavement in which my first loss was buried by the second. And, with the pandemic arriving shortly afterwards, it stayed buried for further years as, again, I was distracted by something else serious happening. But once that had passed, the original grief returned with a vengeance and has become an abiding sorrow that’s been difficult to shake off: the feeling tha...

Politics

8 d. ago Best personalised photo books for preserving your precious memories

Create chic, personalised photo books from Papier, Vistaprint and more

Culture

2 w. ago 'Charming' digital photo frame that's a 'lovely addition' to your home down to £56 in Prime deal

This photo frame allows you to keep your best photos on display without having to print them off.

Economics

2 w. ago Just weeks after giving birth, a young mum found out she had incurable cancer – now this family needs help

Gemma, 33, was given the devastating news that she has incurable cancer just weeks after giving birth to baby Samuel – now she needs £200,000 for treatment that will give her the vital chance she needs to make precious memories with her little boy while she can

Politics

2 w. ago ‘We live in both worlds’: how teachers of Gullah Geechee herbal medicine are cultivating tradition

Classes on ‘hoodoo’ connect new generations eager to explore their roots with elders in the South Carolina communityWith their eyes downcast in reflection, dozens of people dressed in white crossed a bridge to pay respect to their ancestors last October. They carried flowers, herbs and photos of their loved ones to lay at the foot of an altar on a tiny strip of land in the middle of a pond. For the last few years, this ritual at the start of the annual Gullah Geechee herbal gathering on Johns Island, South Carolina, has served as a link between the living and the dead. “It gives them a sacred space to connect with the land,” the gathering’s founder, Khetnu Nefer, said about the attendees, and to “connect with our communal ancestors”.Held on Nefer’s family’s land, a stretch of 10 acres (four hectares) of flat grass surrounded by woods, the gathering educates attendees on the herbal traditions of the descendants of west Africans enslaved on the Sea Islands along the south-east US. Ove...

Society

2 w. ago Danny Jones' wife gushes 'my love' as she shares touching photo after moving back home

Danny Jones' wife Georgia Horsley moved out after his kiss with Maura Higgins, but is now back home with him and their son Cooper as the 'frustrated' model figures out her next move

Culture

4 w. ago Don’t let precious memories disappear: A secure way to preserve and share photos of loved ones

Keep memories safe forever with GUESTPIX Digital Memorials - secure, private, and easy photo sharing for loved ones.

Events