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Letter of the month

What an incredible inspiration Helen Manson is! As a mum-of-three myself, I find life busy enough just juggling school drop-offs and getting to work on time. The fact that Helen does all of that while creating meaningful imagery of people and countries in crisis made me think how heartbreaking and rewarding her life must be. Her photographs are amazing. Sue Robertson

CARDS IN THE MAIL

What a wonderful treat to receive the royal postcards inside my latest issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly! My mum, who lives in Central Otago, is a royal fanatic, so over the past couple of months she has loved seeing the news of little Prince Louis’ arrival, and of course Harry and Meghan’s beautiful royal wedding. As soon as I saw the postcards in my magazine, I quickly wrote messges on all four of them and posted them to her one at a time, so they didn’t all arrive on the same day. She has loved receiving them and it’s been fun to send her something in the post! Thanks AWW. Amanda Seddon

WAKING UP TO THE NEED FOR SLEEP

After going through menopause a couple of years ago, sleep has become a distant memory for me. I can’t remember the last time I had a full night’s sleep and woke fully refreshed. Slowly I have just got used to it and learned to cope with the tiredness during the day. But after reading your article Rediscovering the Lost Art of Sleep in the July issue and learning about the links between sleeplessness and chronic disease, I have decided it is probably something I need to address more fully. Reading that Alzheimer’s, heart disease, weight gain and cancer are all linked to how much good sleep you get made me realise I need to prioritise it and learn some new ways to make sure I get at least a little more shut-eye each night. Thanks for the wake-up call (so to speak!). Kay Wilson

AGE APPRECIATION

It’s so refreshing to hear older women celebrating the next stage in their lives. Your story on Julie Walters in last month’s issue was a joy for me, as a woman in my mid 60s. I hope I have her attitude at 68. I don’t think society fully appreciates older people, but I’d like to think that is starting to change, and with it the confidence and freedom of those in our senior years. Lois Aldridge