Amelie
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I know a little girl who could whistle
long before she had any teeth at all
Before she could talk or walk even ..
.
And that very same, brave little girl
is called Amelie who has just turned
four years old … and get this folks ..
.
In spite of absolutely everything this
old world has so far thrown at her ..
She keeps on smiling ..
For those of you that might be vaguely interested, my seventh anthology was published yesterday on 1st January 2023 ..
It is called ‘Chasing Light’ and consists of 220 individual scribbles over three hundred, or so pages ..
The reason I mention it here though, is because all monies raised from the sale of it, will go directly towards Brain Tumour research .. and for the following reason ..
My little four year old niece Amelie, pictured above, was recently diagnosed with this devastating condition almost four years to the day after her Grandmother, my sister-in-law Geraldine died of the same thing ..
Amelie has just returned to the UK from Germany where she underwent eight weeks of daily Proton Beam Therapy .. that involved up to six hours each day under a general anaesthetic, excluding time off for good behaviour at weekends .. and that was after she had had the primary tumour removed here in England .. Since then, Amelie has had lots of ups and downs as a result of post-surgical complications ..
I am therefore asking if anyone is interested in helping a good cause, then good causes just don’t get much better than Brain Tumour research, since only around 1% of all money donated to cancer charities goes to brain tumour research .. which is a scarily small figure in comparison ..
Monies from all my previous publications listed below will continue to be split between
other cancer charities, including breast cancer & of course, Mental Health ..
Turquoise & Other shades of Blue
Somewhere Behind These Eyes
Victims of Indifference
Beautiful Bruises
The Logic of Fools
Cotton Girls & Paper Chains
All the above are available direct from Amazon regardless of where you might live, lodge or hide around the globe .. and get this, they each cost less than four pints of warm English beer, but will last a lot longer ..
Anyway, here’s wishing you all Peace, Love and All Good Things ..
p.s. if anyone does decide to obtain a copy or copies, please consider writing a review as these seriously do have an impact on sales .. Oh’ n please tell all your friends too .. Neville 😊
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A poignant write Neville.
Meanwhile in my ridiculously less comparable way to this - a publisher and I fell out about 'alway'. They said, erm, dunno about that. Reckon it should be 'always'. Don't these people know what 'poetic' means? Doh!
Such a beautiful poem for such a beautiful little girl. That such a cruel disease should strike anyone is heart breaking, but to touch a child doubly so. I admire your commitment to these causes and all that you do for them. I've ordered "Turquoise & Other Shades of Blue" and can't wait to read it. God bless you and sweet little Amelie, wishing her all the best.
Bless you Bella .. x
Courage shines from Amelie's sweet smile and wishes for her healthy recovery wing straight from here to this brave little lady as I read of her recent surgery. These worthy causes are high on my list too dear Nev - am on the way to purchase another of those titles and will be telling all of my friends too. Bless you and the rest of the kin-folk as you wait in hopeful trust that Amelie's treatment in Germany will aid her return to her family soon fully restored and happily smiling once more .........x
Thank you Fay, in fact I cant thank you enough .. x
Wonderful words for a very good cause Neville. I have ordered "Somewhere Behind These Eyes".
Andy
Bless you Andy ..
Neville
what a beautiful smile
you and your family must be so very proud,
I pray fate shines only the kindest gaze
upon her long and fruitful, future..
(book will be purchased
and devoured, from first
to last alphabet)
Congrat's Hyung! how inspirational
what a great way to start my year's reading
220, you spoiled us, worth the wait!
👏🍻😎
I am honoured and in so very many ways brother M .. your generosity & kindness shall never be forgot .. 😎
Oh she's such a beautiful child and I will certainly buy 'chasing light' especially because you donate to charity! I hope she is doing better!!
Bless you C .. your generosity & kindness both shine clearly through those purple petals you hide so well behind .. Amelie is back in the UK but progress is very slow .. x
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