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Welcome
Every spring is the only spring, a perpetual astonishment.
We live in uncertain times but when we see the first hardy snowdrops, crocuses and daffodils push their way through hardened ground, we know for certain that spring has sprung.
Change in our lives can sometimes be a challenge and now is the time to think afresh about how we do things.
Olympian Sir Steve Redgrave has lived well with diabetes for almost 30 years and our specialists give advice on how you too can go for gold (page 20).
We look at how learning a musical instrument together for the first time helps a couple cope after a difficult diagnosis (page 10) or finding unexpected sources of support (page 18).
The nights are getting lighter and longer, so it’s imperative we keep our kids safe on the streets. We delve into a campaign to protect them from people who are keen to exploit their naivety and wonder (page 4).
Find out more about how you can help yourself and others get the very best out of Mersey Care services by being part of a new data based project. And never forget petal power – the effect flowers can have on our mental health is just blooming marvellous.
Enjoy this issue and find a new spring in your step!
The MC Magazine team
