Is Booze Your Lockdown Buddy? Do you find yourself drinking more than normal? If so you’re not alone as lockdown has coincided with a spike in alcohol sales. If you are worrying that your drinking – or that of a loved one – is starting to get out of control, the team at local alcohol support Clydesider Editor • Community
Gift of Life Words and Photos by Angela Clark “Sit with your daughter and say your goodbyes until she passes.” Those were the heartbreaking words uttered to the Boyle family from Clydebank as their daughter Jamie-lee lay in a coma fighting for her life. A week earlier Jamie-lee the hairdresser had been living Clydesider • Health & Wellness
Light at the End of the Tunnel By Charlie Sherry Ten years ago I realised my relationship with alcohol had changed from maybe having one too many on a night out, to sneaking up to the local Spar for my carryout at times when I was least likely to meet someone I knew. I had become totally Clydesider Editor • Community
IMG_1852 Creativity and Purpose Words and photos by Brian Wright In 2018, I was diagnosed with an aggressive and invasive blood cancer. The growth had already penetrated into the bone marrow of my spine and had become a serious threat to my central nervous system. The blood treatment was decided to be an intense Clydesider Editor • Community
IMG_0151 Knit & Natter Knit & Natter Words & Photos by Caroline Finn Knitting is not an obvious therapy for anxiety or depression but mixed with a healthy dose of blethering it can prove the perfect tonic. Two Dalmuir-based ‘Knit n Natter’ groups offer this combination of creativity and companionship on a weekly basis. Clydesider Editor • Creative
Levengrove-Park-parkrun-volunteers Join parkrun for Fitness, Friendship And Fun Why not kick off a new year with a new you? Whether you want to shed a few pounds, increase your activity levels or volunteer at an exciting new local event the Levengrove Park parkrun could help meet your New Year's Resolutions. The park is now host to Clydesider • Community
