Yorkshire Grandparents Support Group

20/10/2025

Robin Williams once said:
“In every corner of the world, someone is fighting a silent battle — a torment that leaves no marks on the skin but weighs heavily on the soul.”
Depression isn’t just feeling down or having a bad day. It’s a quiet storm, a deep and invisible struggle. And sometimes, the ones who bring the most light into the world are the very people who’ve endured the darkest paths.
Behind a smile can hide a storm... a silent scream no one hears.
💬 So be kind. Be the hand that doesn’t judge. The presence that brings comfort. Because you never know — your words, your gesture, your empathy could be someone’s anchor in their hardest moment.
Let’s choose compassion. Always. 💙

12/10/2025

A true example of the power of positive thinking 🙂

“They told me I had two years to live… I chose to defy time and the universe instead.” 🧠🌌
I was 21 years old when I received a diagnosis that split my life in two: ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis).
Doctors told me I would gradually lose control over my body—
That I’d stop walking, stop speaking, stop breathing without machines.
For a while, everything went dark.
I isolated. I mourned the future I thought I'd lost.
My dreams of becoming a scientist? Gone—or so I thought.
But something inside me refused to give up.
If my body was fading, my mind would rise louder than ever. ⚙️🪑
As my muscles weakened, my curiosity grew stronger.
I studied endlessly, spoke through a computer, and kept going—
Even when moving a single finger was an act of courage.
My thoughts traveled further than my legs ever could.
📚 I wrote books.
🎤 I filled auditoriums.
💡 I brought science into millions of homes—from a wheelchair.
Because I learned this truth:
It’s not about what you can’t do. It’s about what you choose to do with what you have left.
I lived more than 50 years beyond that diagnosis.
I didn’t defeat the disease—
But I never let it defeat me.
Because the mind—when driven by purpose—is stronger than any muscle.
And when you discover your why, even your limits become pathways. 🚀🔬
“As long as you have a working mind and a reason to use it, you still have the power to change the world.” 💭🔥
– Stephen Hawking

04/10/2025

Some of you may relate to this default learning from events in your childhood, as well as the trauma that will no doubt have been faced by our dear grandchildren when we suddenly disappeared from their lives 😞

Your inner critic might be loud, but it’s not honest. It’s scared. And scared doesn’t get the final say. You get to question it.

03/10/2025

01/10/2025

Having peace in our hearts is a blessing 😌❤️

🥰🥰"Don’t be naive, my friends. In the real world, those who do wrong don’t always face consequences. Many of them succeed, take the best of everything, and seem to thrive. That’s just how the world works. But if it brings you any comfort, I can tell you this: I’ve seen many wicked people achieve success… but never peace."
-- Jodie Foster --

27/09/2025

27/09/2025

Morgan Freeman once again highlights the way our world is changing for the worse 😒. Cancel culture has much to answer for as we well know 😣