A few months ago The Boyo and I sat down and mapped out our summer plans. As we both work within education we are both limited as to when we can take our holidays, so, we like to make the most of the summer months. We had weddings to go to, food festivals, roadtrips, picnics, my sister’s graduation, canyoning and kayaking, trips to see our families and an exotic holiday to look forward to.
We were at our first wedding of the summer in mid June when we got a phone call that made all those plans seem utterly insignificant. A member of The Boyos family was seriously unwell and he had to go over to Northern Ireland, where he is from, immediately. The Boyo spent most of the summer over in Northern Ireland and I hopped between Fife and The Causeway Coast.
We both came back to Scotland at the weekend and whilst there is comfort in being back in our familiar routine, The Boyos life and his family have changed forever. It has been such a hard summer and I so badly wish we could rewind the clock back and change things so this summer didn’t happen. There are some tough moments ahead.
I won’t say anymore about this, as it really is private matter for my Boyo and his family. I will just say that this summer would have been a whole lot harder if it had not been for the family dog, Maggie. Amazing how much comfort can be derived from a doggy with seemingly endless amounts of energy, and who has a fondness of tennis balls, cheese and swimming.
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