TorinBelfast, NI
Somebody I look after was kind to me, which is the wrong way round and I noticed.
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Brogan That is exactly what my nurse said, and she was right.
Friday 24 October 2025
What has been the hardest conversation this month?
With a clinician, a partner, a parent, yourself. — asked by Wren
OttolineEdinburgh, UK
My daughter, who asked how I was and then actually waited for the answer.
6
BettinaGraz, AT
My GP, who read the diary I brought in rather than glancing at it.
6
TasnimBradford, UK
The woman at the chemist counter, who spent ten minutes with me for nothing.
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Sonia I hope the appeal goes your way. Petra is worth asking.
NúriaBarcelona, ES
My buddy. Four lines on a Sunday night and it is quietly the most reliable thing in my week.
8
CarlMiddlesbrough, UK
The pharmacist who caught something on my prescription and stopped me. I think about that moment most weeks.
6
LarkGalway, IE
My dad rang, which he does not do, and asked one good question.
6
Bass Thank you for the boring week. Genuinely.
BlySheffield, UK
The facilitator who stopped a room of six people talking at once and asked me how I actually was.
10
MarnieAyr, UK
My sister, who has said nothing about any of it and I have decided that is her being kind.
8
NyreeChristchurch, NZ
My GP, who read the diary I brought in rather than glancing at it.
4
OllieCardiff, UK
The union rep who sorted out fridge access at work in two emails.
6
GavinDundee, UK
My husband, who has done the injection every week for a year and never once made it a thing.
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