It’s probably not the same for everyone but for those of us whose family ties have been fairly loosely knotted over the years, it can be a pleasant surprise when blood links bond in a crisis.  With my mother’s continuing ill-health resulting in hospitalisation and, by the end of this week, admission to a nursing home, I have immense value and gratitude for how our own small family has responded and worked together, with each playing their part to ease my mother’s last days, added to which there is a supporting net cast by the extended family, friends and colleagues.  So, I feel for #MyTime at week 28, I want to be mindful of keeping strong those family ties and supporting friendship – both in giving and receiving.