I Didn’t Expect this Response!
29th November, 2020 Dear Diary ‘There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about Margaret J. Wheatley It is fair to say, that I am an...
Category: 2020 Diary
Diary of Dr Sharon McDonnell
Our Time to Step Up
31st August 2020 Dear Diary These are unprecedented and unpredictable times. COVID-19 and its implications (e.g. lockdown and government restrictions) have been disabling in so many ways, for individuals, communities and businesses. We are...
Welcome Back Mum
2nd August, 2020 Dear Diary ‘The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats it’s most vulnerable members.’ Mahatma Gandhi My mum aged 82 and only 4 foot 8 inches,...
Us Up North
26th July, 2020 Dear Diary I find this skit about Northerners travelling around London really funny. However, joking apart, us Northerners’ are so much more than talkative and friendly. We are innovative, creative, dare think...
The Joy of Builders Working in Your Home
19th July, 2020 Dear Diary I live in Lancashire, in a stone cottage built in the 1800’s, which were originally built for those working in the mills. These two up and two down cottages,...
Please tell me I am not the only one!
14th July, 2020 Dear Diary Working from home comes with many challenges, especially if you have children. This BBC interview is a classic example. The poor dad must have been mortified. Whilst I felt sorry...
So Who Are You Going to Invite?
5th July, 2020 Dear Diary ‘People who need people are the luckiest people in the world.’ Barbara Streisand As a nation, lockdown has been frightening, heart breaking and full of uncertainty for so...
Missed Opportunities in Suicide Prevention Strategies
June, 2020 Dear Diary ‘It is in the shelter of each other that the people live.’ Irish proverb I was recently interviewed on Voice of Islam radio station , to talk about male suicide...
When Two Worlds Potentially Collide
21st June, 2020 Dear Diary A couple of weeks ago I was invited to write a post for the National Institute for Health and Research (NIHR) Greater Manchester Patient Safety Translational Research Centre (PSTRC). ...
I Forgot to Mention …
31st May, 2020 Dear Diary During the past few weeks I been so pre-occupied with my personal observations of Covid-19, that I have forgotten to update you on recent developments, associated with my work....
