Thursday 5/3/09

They say that the best way to overcome fear is to face it, and I think I have made a great step in the right direction, during the past few days. My mother was re-admitted to hospital on friday, and I luckily got into emergency accomodation here in newbridge. I have experienced some of the older respite centre environments before, and I was half expecting to see a dingy depressing place with crucifix's on the wall, run by staunch indoctrinated virgins. Thankfully times seem to be a changing!

Had my visit from Jo, and we were discussing the film Doubt, and how great meryl streep is. Jo was saying how accurate the film was based on her own years as a nun. I know the film was accurate, but my own experience with nuns has been fantastic. I will never be able to thank the cross & passions nuns in kilcullen. They re-organised my classes, so I did'nt have to walk around so much, and I use to have my school lunch in their parlour, so I have very fond memories of sr joan, maura, miriam gabriel, melanie,carmel etc. They were wonderful women, not because of being nuns, but in spite of it!