This year all the family will be doing the Liverpool Santa dash to raise money for
@AlderHeyCharity
in memory of Adam our wonderful sun and brother. 10 years ago this January he started treatment for the cancer that took his life.
So today is national bereaved parents dayโฆ I never knew. Itโs a club I wish I wasnt in but I am. Itโs just one day and we are bereaved every day but because it is today I will share a picture o& my son Adam who died aged 17 in 2016. This was his first day out of isolation
Teacher teaches
Exam board sets exam
Teachers says good luck
Examiner marks exam
Awarding body decides grades
All now done by the one person, the teacher, in less time, riddled with conflicts of interest and within insufficient knowledge to make sure judgements, huge anxiety
Time to check your local ditch folks we may be missing a prime minister I checked this one near Leasowe on The Wirral... heโs not there
#wheresBoris
#DieInADitchDay
@ElvisFonzie
@jessphillips
@Twitter
There is zero plausibilty in this headline. It only looks real to those who are predisposed to want it to be real and whose bigotry rules their brain
@Jackso2B
@T_Wes44
Does your God pick and chose winners then? Why does he kill some young people too? Great medicine and great determination are on show here not great deityโs
@Miss_Snuffy
I think itโs called disagreement, itโs quite common, there is no mob on here concerning your remarks on STEM and girls, just a lot of disagreement, trying to pretend otherwise is just courting victim status
Well Iโm a proud Dad in the last few years my son has dealt with,illness and death of his brother, his own diagnosis with ASD and a university course. That last has now finished and we have a proud Philosophy and Politics graduate in the family, I have grit in my eye
@LesleyMillercyp
@bbclaurak
Silly response, nothing is for ever. On your logic youโd ban divorce! Nope you got married end of!! We voted to join in 1970โs... end of? We voted for s government in 2015 is that the last ever election?
@LibsNich
My son was undergoing a stem cell transplant for blood cancer, his registrar was a former pupil of my wifeโs... itโs great to see the end result so to speak
@bbclaurak
Ok if you voted BREXIT take a look where you live and ask yourself if this is what you voted for? All those minus signs mean job losses, poverty, poor housing, dearer food
@RogersHistory
Contrast, my son was desperately ill for a year with terminal cancer they gave me a zero lesson timetable and asked me to come in and help when I could if I could . After he died they reintegrated me over 6 weeks
@GazzaP18
@LozzaFox
Where have you heard that? The only thing you actually know is that your sonโs school has been brilliant. Isnโt it more likely that thatโs the case everywhere? Not the attention seeking nonsense being spouted by
@LozzaFox
@Jesters076
@eddiemarsan
Oh dear! You clearly donโt want teachers like me being aspirational for working class pupils and students and to make them aware of the opportunities available to them. Your tweet is ludicrous in its lack of ambition. We encourage ALL pupils to think big you should try it
@BenLegacyOfLove
I totally understans, my son died of lymphoma aged 17 , I also teach in a secondary school. I find every years all the 'rites of passage ' events that each year goes through heart breaking. I usually find something else to do instead
This day four years ago my son Adam died aged 17 in the middle of a beautiful sunny spring day. He had a blood cancer. If you read that and think how tragic, please pause. You can do your bit. Sign up to
@AnthonyNolan
or
@DKMS_uk
or become a blood donor. You may save a life
@labourwhips
Listen to all the replies from teachers, none of us are asking for early vaccination. That IS NOT the issue. Schools are viral soups because of the intermingling of 100โs of families taking infection from one household to another. Thatโs the issue. Address that.
My son also received notification yesterday from
@AnthonyNolan
that he was a potential match. His elder brother died from blood cancer after a stem cell transplant. It means a lot to all of us that the potential for saving life is there
Had a message last night from someone whoโs very excited to have been identified as a potential matching stem cell donor by
@AnthonyNolan
. Definitely lifted my spirits ๐๐ค ๐ค๐ฝ
@DeborahMeaden
Iโm not pro Brexit but Iโm curious as Iโm a public sector employee ( teacher) I suspect that we might retain job security but as austerity will continue our wages will continue to diminish due to inflation. As they have for the last ten years
@jessphillips
(2/2) ok for us we had a car and made a day of it, tried to make a positive. Cancer is no respecter of poverty, for other families on the ward this was a really difficult journey, sure they had support from charities but surely it is more efficient to use the local facilities?
@BobCoogan
@neilhimself
My son had the Sandman books, sadly he died of cancer aged 17, graphic novels were all he could focus on towards the end of life. The series has inspired my wife and I to take the books off the shelf and read them, thankyou
@neilhimself
, Adam would have loved the series on TV
@djlange
@SilverstoneUK
Youโre first option would be to grow up, the second might be to develop a social conscience and the third might be to not be so confrontational during a major health crisis.. that should cover it
@KellyMartin_UK
@BenKentish
And yet other countries appear to have done it so much better... testing is central to avoiding lockdown, schools cannot stay open for much longer without testing improving as they will run out of staff
@Bel_B30
@Arwenstar
You be you. As a bereaved parent I know that reaching out to try and prevent further tragedy has seemed to be the most natural and purposeful thing I could do and has given me great comfort. Until you know I wouldnโt pontificate like this itโs insulting to the bereaved
@Buzz4913
@kellsley
If only it was so simple . You do not choose independently of all others. Youโre actions have an impact on other people whatever choice you make
@NigelCWhitmore1
@campbellclaret
Wow a brave statement. It depends on your perspective but Iโm going to say reduction in child poverty homelessness and NHS waiting lists. Introduction of minimum wage and continuous economic growth with low inflation until the global crash
@Jacob_Rees_Mogg
I thought you were part of a research group? Do your research! This article simply states that the WTO doesnโt inspect or enforce. However it makes very clear that a hard border would be necessary to keep within rules. You are either dim or mendacious...or both
@MrSimonDudley
@Jeremy_Hunt
I think sorry from uk government and especially
@BorisJohnson
should come before any thank you from her. She was entirely an innocent victim. What is she thanking people for?
@JarrowMarcher
@SymonHill
@BrightGrn
Youโre wrong on this. The accession of a monarch is inherently political itโs about a constitution which IS a matter of debate. The freedom to protest must be protected. To make protest at a funeral would be different and best avoided
@corneliagracchi
@llewelyn_morgan
My Dad, a GP now aged 89, recalls his oldest Patient in the 1950โs had played Knock- a-door-runaway on the aged Samual Bamford who had spoken at Peterloo (b 1788)
@misscw_english
@jennamarie_123
Ok soโฆ Iโm secondary and in my year group I have confiscated both a live new born hamster AND a goldfish in a water bottle within the last year. A year later and hamster is apparently faring well
@jessphillips
(1/2) I donโt know the full contractual details of this but:
1. My son had cancer
2. He needed a PET scan
3. Three local hospitals had PET scanners all within a short journey
4. Paediatric oncology had a contract with a 4th hosp an hours drive, we had to go there
@rorysutherland
Itโs a poor analogy as football doesnโt have an impact on your daily life, a system of govt affects us all. The real question should be โwould it be acceptable for you to stand outside a ground with a placardโฆ โand I think youโd agree that shouldnโt be bann3d
@shademoriquenda
@DannyJohnJules
@UKLabour
@Conservatives
He really wasnโt... take off blinkers and look at the things the Blair government did in this country that would never have happened under the Tories. And yes, the Iraq war was a terrible thing, but that wasnโt all his government did
@Kirsty_H220
I do know what I want people to say to me when I talk of my son. I want them to ask me to tell them about him, to be interested in who he was . To help me recall him fondly and with humour. That is to remember him. I hope you are able to do that. I am happy to listen
@artexploration1
@Sh60Sue
@JaneTea4
Drop the politics and remember that Biden has experienced the same loss and grief and speaks from authority in this matter
@SimeonWardle
@DarthPutinKGB
There were no plans for this to happen. However since Russiaโs aggression in Ukraine this is now inevitable in Finland and the Baltic states let alone a liberated Ukraine. NATO is a DEFENSIVE alliance Russias behaviour proves its necessity
@robdelaney
This is SO important, my son died of a blood cancer but whilst he was being treated he had no immunity from disease to him a casual encounter with a virus could have killed him. It is utterly selfish and anti social not to vaccinate your children.
@EssexPR
@piersmorgan
Why do leavers so often threaten violence and unrest? Why are their demonstrations so aggressive? Why do so many racists support leave? You never hear or see that from people campaigning for either remaining or a second referendum.
@bernerlap
@andrew_b72
@DrSimonEccles
@simonrbolton
@_HenryBolton
If you need a stem cell transplant and are not white British it is much harder to find a matching donor as people from other communities donโt sign on to registers . This health inequality needs addressing? It is an issue of diversity and if addressed could save many lives
1/ A Thread about being a life saver:
5 years ago today I accompanied my son Adam from Clatterbridge
@TeenageCancer
unit on The Wirral to the
@Royal_lpool_tst
stem cell transplant unit. Here we are on the way racing through the Mersey tunnel blue lights and sirens!
@adhib
@LenoreSimson
@mrianleslie
Itโs first and foremost a scientific issue, that it has become political is not the NTs fault. Their responsibility is to the land they manage and the science on climate change is clear
Seven years today since cancer took Adam. Our lives have a hole that will not mend and nor would we want it to. Remember and honour Adam by becoming a blood donor or stem cell donor for others like him
@AnthonyNolan
@DKMS_uk
@bloodcancer_uk
@ClaireHouse
@CwC_UK
@Miss_Snuffy
@ChrisHawth87
This is utter rubbish, Iโm neutral on silent corridors but to imply this causal link and claim that people who raise legitimate objections to them are condoning bullying is beyond ridiculous
@robdelaney
Rights of passage like that are so hard to cope with. My son died age 17. I teach in a secondary school. Every year, proms, A level results off to university. I see others doing what he would have loved to do
@Grey_Folded
@mrjamesob
Same with Johnson, there are myths related about them both that seem to go unchallenged... Johnson the great orator... heโs awful at public speaking. Cummings the Machiavellian genius ... everything heโs been linked with has unravelled.
@francescasteele
As a teacher I find this all quite odd. Itโs not our job to be transcendent โฆ we simply couldnโt plan for that for everyone. We are ordinary people doing a job, if you need a transcendent experience it could come from anywhere in life but we have a rather prosaic day job to do
@mikercameron
Me to pupil X โI saw you do it, the whole class saw you do it, why are you denying itโ? Pupil Y โ she thinks sheโs Boris Johnson sirโ โฆ. Well quite ! A true story but also a serious point about examples given by our leaders and the damage caused
@andreacarlton
@NICKIMINAJ
This is not entirely true. Immunity can vary and itโs been demonstrated that vaccine linked immunity is more potent and longer lasting than that bestowed by an infection. Science is nuanced โฆ
@benp7777
@Dominic2306
This is nonsense. SAGEโs predictions were reasonably accurate , they were made assuming no mitigation took place. Lots of measures did happen that prevented the predicted carnage
@SteveDB
@YouMadB11343293
@christopherhope
You do know that cheap food is often heavy in sugars and fats but not nutritious and healthy donโt you? Itโs quite expensive to eat healthily
@pafkam
@ColinYeo1
@pritipatel
@ukhomeoffice
Plenty of money available, itโs political will. The narrative that we are broke and canโt afford to give people asylum is simply false. The government use it as an excuse for xenophobic and bigoted policy decisions
Johnson is not a war leader, we are not at war. The use of the awful war in Ukraine as a shield to protect his pathetic apology for a career is possibly the lowest point in his incredibly low career. All Tories should be embarrassed and ashamed to be led by this poltroon
@Andrew_Adonis
@theresecoffey
To be fair
@Andrew_Adonis
your consistent contributions on the provision made by schools during lockdown are going to take some beating. Itโs down to
@theresecoffey
to apply the same long term dedication to idiocy as yourself if sheโs going to steal your crown
@kbeanie93
@drbenwhite
@john_logical
@SkyNews
You mean he backs up your views... that doesnโt make him an expert. Expertise is based on study and long experience in a field. Whilst an eminent oncologist
@ProfKarolSikora
has no great expertise in virology or epidemiology