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nathalie-s (63)in Ecency • last month
When a family is built from more than one beginning
When love stretches across more than one story There are moments when you realise that eighteen years of marriage is not something that exists in isolation but something that keeps expanding because every
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nathalie-s (63)in Ecency • last month
Christmas in a family that is learning a new rhythm
This piece reflects on how Christmas is changing for a family learning to move at different tempos after their daughter’s sudden paralysis. Instead of forcing old traditions, the family begins to recognise
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nathalie-s (63)in Actifit • 2 months ago
My Actifit Report Card: November 12 2025
Today wasn’t about pushing limits, it was about remembering what my body can still do. After weeks of focusing on care and routines at home, I decided to move again, fully…
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nathalie-s (63)in Ecency • 2 months ago
Moving Again
Sometimes taking care of yourself means remembering that you are part of the care, too. The week of shared care Today was a day divided between appointments and care. Our…
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nathalie-s (63)in Ecency • 2 months ago
When life rearranges the house for you
A pause I didn’t plan I stopped writing for a while. Not because I ran out of words, but because life spoke louder. When my daughter’s leg became paralyzed, everything…
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nathalie-s (63)in Actifit • 4 months ago
My Actifit Report Card: September 14 2025
Today was the day to head back home. A little escape to the sea always feels like the best therapy for me. By half past six I was already awake, ready to see the day begin. I…
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nathalie-s (63)in Actifit • 4 months ago
My Actifit Report Card: September 13 2025
Today I managed to get in about 5600 steps during a little trip to the seaside. Usually we still get some nice late summer weather in Belgium around this time, but with 14…
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nathalie-s (63)in Ecency • 4 months ago
When life hands you a wheelchair instead of a view
We planned a short trip, nothing extravagant, just a few slow days in France before the school year began, and in my mind I had already romanticized it into something soft and…
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nathalie-s (63)in Ecency • 5 months ago
An introspective holiday to Reims
Today we left for a midweek holiday, at the end of summer, to be refreshed together with the children before the new school year begins. Our destination is Reims, not too far to…
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nathalie-s (63)in Actifit • 5 months ago
My Actifit Report Card: August 8 2025
This night, the Japanese Garden in Hasselt became a sea of lights, warmth and remembrance during Obon Matsuri, the traditional Japanese festival honoring loved ones who have…
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nathalie-s (63)in Ecency • 6 months ago
Why grief (and neurology) explains a lot
I still catch myself reaching for my phone to call her. We used to talk every single day, sometimes just a few minutes, sometimes an hour. She died of breast cancer months ago…
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nathalie-s (63)in Actifit • 6 months ago
My Actifit Report Card: July 15 2025
Today I finally felt something soften, as if my body and mind gave themselves permission to breathe again after the heaviness of grief that has been sitting with me these past…
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nathalie-s (63)in Actifit • 6 months ago
My Actifit Report Card: July 14 2025
Today I almost reached 10,000 steps , thanks to a lovely walk with my hubby and some tidying around the house. It felt good to take it a little easier after the weekend, just…
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nathalie-s (63)in Actifit • 6 months ago
My Actifit Report Card: July 5 2025
Today’s walk was different from yesterday. We went to a small festival in my husband’s hometown. It was lovely to bump into some old friends, exchange a few smiles and words, and…
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nathalie-s (63)in Actifit • 6 months ago
My Actifit Report Card: July 4 2025
Today was the first day walking again after another flare. The weather was kind, about 27°C with a fresh breeze, and I gladly joined my husband on his afternoon walk. It’s…
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nathalie-s (63)in Actifit • 7 months ago
My Actifit Report Card: June 18 2025 #wednesdaywalk
After two full days of office work and juggling exam week logistics for the kids, today was about movement, presence, and shared joy While waiting for the children, I made the…
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nathalie-s (63)in Actifit • 7 months ago
My Actifit Report Card: June 17 2025
This week marks the final stretch of exams for my children and with the school buses no longer operating in our area, that means I’ve taken on the role of full-time driver. The…
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nathalie-s (63)in Actifit • 7 months ago
My Actifit Report Card: June 16 2025
Today was one of those Mondays: full of movement, energy, and a little chaos. The kind that makes you laugh and sigh at the same time Both my kids had exams… but naturally, not…
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nathalie-s (63)in Actifit • 7 months ago
My Actifit Report Card: June 15 2025
Today wasn’t a step-count triumph, unless talking counted We made a spontaneous trip to Luxembourg without the kids, which meant uninterrupted conversations, a quiet car, and…
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nathalie-s (63)in Actifit • 7 months ago
My Actifit Report Card: June 14 2025
After an emotional day yesterday, reuniting with the friends of my dearest, now-departed best friend, today felt like the perfect day to shift gears. We took two of the kids and…
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