Pictured here is Willemien Rieken. She was only 9 years old when she first began laying flowers on the grave of William Edmond, a British soldier who fought and died to liberate her Dutch Village. From the day he died, and for 75 years, she looked after his grave and kept his

'Dutch adopters did not need to see the faces of American relatives to realise that what they were doing was worthwhile. Caring for the Margraten Boys simply remained the right thing to do.' rob-obrien.medium.com/adopters-how-t…

Stories only live through telling, so we all have an obligation to keep these stories alive. If we don’t tell them, they are gone. It’s as simple as that. #theadopted #documentary #worldwar2 #history #education #gratitude rob-obrien.medium.com/the-adopted-it…

Amsterdam days.

Robert Redford 🖤 The Sting 1973

EMA update on using paracetamol during pregnancy. Please always follow the science, people. share.google/K5MiBYGXyRHHY5…

After 5 years #LongCovid has surpassed asthma as the most common chronic illness in children. Think about that for a moment. 5 years.

Joy, a stage of grief no one talks about. nytimes.com/2025/09/27/opi…

"What's for you won't go by you." A story about love in the time of war. #grateful #theadopted humanparts.medium.com/the-adopted-it…

Update 27 for #TheAdopted: about an adopter from Eindhoven & the heroics of 464 Squadron during World War 2. Join the campaign! #grateful #education #history kickstarter.com/projects/meand…

'Gone but never forgotten': how the Dutch immortalised their #WorldWar2 liberators. An update from my documentary project #theadopted. You can still join my team via Kickstarter. 👇 #grateful #gratitude #history #war #Amsterdam #Netherlands kickstarter.com/projects/meand…

Two days in Amsterdam by Nieuwe Meer.

We are telling a story about the past through the present. It is a rare #WW2 film that doesn't rely on any archive material. #theadopted #grateful #gratitude #history #education humanparts.medium.com/the-adopted-fr…

Update #28 on #theadopted: We had a meeting with the Limburg Film Fund this week. Talked about timeliness, interviews & why we love out story. Read about it here 👇 #grateful #gratitude kickstarter.com/projects/meand…

a weighted blanket is not enough. I need to be compressed into a zip file

today marks 1,000 days since my partner became fully bedbound. i planned on writing some reflections on 1k days of caring but honestly i've got nothing in me. eternal love and support to all enduring this, especially those who've been living it for many more years, even decades.

Whatever happens, #grief will have her way. humanparts.medium.com/whatever-happe…

Pulp - Common People Top of the Pops, 1995

I loved Bewilderbeast. share.google/W2T0eRLCjC4PCe…

🎯 the Eurasia team are now 6-0 ahead for the Uromigos cup 🏆 Michiel van der Heijden is part of the team November 7th and 8th in Nashville. Here he is in beautiful Amsterdam among the canals 🇳🇱 🇳🇱 🇳🇱 🇳🇱 🇳🇱. Hearts ♥️ points. OncoAlert