well-being /ˌwɛlˈbiːɪŋ/ noun noun: wellbeing the state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy."an improvement in the patient's well-being inspirational ( ɪ nspɪr eɪ ʃən ə l adjective providing or showing creative or spiritual inspiration."the team's inspirational captain" A year ago, some wonderful colleagues of mine started a choir, and, though this rambling is not chronological, this is where I’m starting. When I joined this choir, it was the first step towards realising the importance of wellbeing, and Ive sat down to write about its impact. Quite by chance, we were gifted the company of one of the most inspirational and gifted musical influences I’ve ever met . Which incidentally (I warned you, I’ll jump about time lines , but stick with me), has led to another introduction and the creation of “The Two Aled’s” . And between them, they have shared with us the gift of music, and continually push us to be the best we can be, and who’s dedication and willingn...
Covid 19 has undoubtedly left its mark on everyone, and leaves each person with new and different perspectives and memories that they will now forever carry with them. There’s no stand out moments when I think of the last year , it began so quickly and lasted so long , so relentlessly – that all im left with is snapshots of some of the most difficult shifts and days of my life. There was a look we gave each other in those moments, through not only windows of bays, but through masks and plastic visors. It was fleeting and it was never spoken. But I know now – that look was fear. I write this because we have, quite rightly, heard the patients stories from those lucky and fortunate to have come out the other side. My heart, and I know those of my colleagues needs to hear these stories and we’ve often cried joyful tears seeing photos of those we looked after now in the homes we had pictures of put up all around them. To see them petting the do...