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These are just some of the wise words spoken to me by my counsellor Neil, who passed away in May from cancer. This post is for him.

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Neil Douglas-Tubb. Oh how we all miss you.

I first saw Neil in my early 30’s when I went through a depression. He seemed like an old salt back then and had already survived a bout with cancer and would go on to survive heart issues, a few more bouts with cancer, and a motorcycle accident and, and…. I thought he had nine lives. Not this time.

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