Hope is my Word of the Week One (2023)

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MY WORD OF THE WEEK – Hope

This week’s chosen word, Hope, is actually my word of the year. I start each year with hope but this year I really need to believe it. There are so many things I hope for.

For myself, I hope I can get some health issues sorted and find new ways of improving my condition. There is no cure, but that doesn’t take away all hope.

Again, for Star, I am hoping that she finally gets some help with her medical conditions. Just a year ago I posted a Facebook post about how sick she was, and throughout the year she has got worse. But, we have also started to get proper help and I hope this continues and we find a way of dealing with her illness. I’m old and I find it difficult being sick. I can’t imagine how it must feel like for her with her whole life ahead of her. We have to hope that things will get better.

For Boo, I hope she does well in her GCSE’s. She has a provisional place reserved at a college but she still needs to get her grades. There are always options if she doesn’t but I am hoping she will put the work in.

For The Little Man, I hope he gets the help he needs to continue his education. He is not doing so well with home education. He was good for a while, working hard and keeping up with the curriculum. Lately, however, it’s become obvious that he misses the school environment. We have some plans and we have some help. I am feeling hopeful.

For Graham, I hope he can manage to sort his health problems out too. After his heart attack last year he has to take a lot of medication. He is still struggling with lifestyle changes but he doesn’t want to suffer like he did again so I’m sure he will find a way.

I have hope, but I know that things don’t just fall into your lap, you have to work for them. Having hope is just the beginning, but 2023 is just beginning too.

Finally, I hope that all my readers have had a lovely Christmas holiday and wish you all the very best for a wonderful New Year.

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