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Sarah Holmes @holmes74sarah.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

We did it!! 26.2 miles tied together at the ankles all in aid of @mariecurieuk.bsky.social Sadly not quite fast enough to set a Guinness World Record but we’re now in an elite group of only 9 people who have ever completed a four legged marathon! 2026tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/quad-squa...

Helen, Sarah and Sam, all dressed in yellow Marie Curie t-shirts, blue shorts and yellow socks. The t-shirts are all printed with ‘Quad Squad’ and Sam also wears a bib labelled Official Guinness World Record attempt. Sarah and Sam both wear yellow Marie Curie hats and all are smiling. Sarah is shouting and smiling in recognition whilst waving at someone in the crowd

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Sarah Holmes @holmes74sarah.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

What an amazing day!! Now very proud to be one of only nine people in the world (I believe) to complete a four legged marathon!

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Sarah Holmes @holmes74sarah.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

We are trying to set a @guinnessworldrecords.com on Sunday at @londonmarathon.bsky.social for the fastest female 4-legged marathon in aid of @mariecurieuk.bsky.social Please help us raise enough to fund a day of nursing care for every mile we run! 2026tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/quad-squa...

Helen, Sam and Sarah running through a park tied together at the ankles. All are wearing Marie Curie T-shirts, smiling and waving at the camera.

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Sarah Holmes @holmes74sarah.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Two blankets, knitted in 6 weeks, every stitch made with love. The squares knitted by people all around the world, in memory of a wonderful friend. These are the ‘Threads of our Hearts’ blankets… ‘We grieve because we are connected by the threads of our hearts’

A blanket of multicoloured squares bordered in cream, draped on a bed

A blanket of pink, peach and purple squares all bordered in cream, draped on a bed

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Sarah Holmes @holmes74sarah.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

8 weeks tomorrow, I will be taking on the London Marathon with two friends and together we’ll be attempting to set a Guinness World Record to be the fastest female team to run a 4-legged marathon, all in aid of @mariecurieuk.bsky.social 2026tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/quad-squa...

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Opinion: We must change our conception of palliative care— No one should feel any pressure towards an assisted death due to a lack of support. This is about doing what matters: relieving pain, avoiding unnecessary… www.ft.com/content/bc00... @holmes74sarah.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

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We must change our conception of palliative care

The NHS is ill-equipped to deal with the needs of a growing and ageing population

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Sarah Holmes @holmes74sarah.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

When you’ve got up early to go for a long run in the sunshine, and it’s now cloudy and overcast, is it socially acceptable to be back in your pyjamas by lunchtime and knitting? Asking for a friend….😉

A colourwork vest in progress on circular knitting needles, in shades of blue, green and pink

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Sarah Holmes @holmes74sarah.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Actually found some real-life sunshine on this morning’s run!! And some beautiful snowdrops. 9 weeks to go until marathon day #londonmarathon #marathontraining #londonmarathontraining

A view across lush green fields with a few white clouds in a beautiful blue sky

A bank of bare trees, the ground covered in snowdrops

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Sarah Holmes @holmes74sarah.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Chasing the light, and followed by a little robin on this morning’s run….he kept bobbing along beside me, but flew off every time I stopped to try to take a photo of him. Running felt like therapy today. #grief #londonmarathontraining #marathontraining

The sun rising over the River Wharfe, with a viaduct in the background

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Sarah Holmes @holmes74sarah.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Well deserved, rapturous standing ovation at @OfficialEvita tonight with hordes of people waiting at the stage door. It’s on for another week or so - if you get the chance to see it, grab it with both hands! Another roaring success for @JamieLloydCo 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

The entire audience at the Palladium on their feet to applaud the cast

Hordes of people wait at the stage door to the Palladium

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Sarah Holmes @holmes74sarah.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

A fabulous time with this wonderful one in the big smoke today #london #girlsdayout

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Sarah Holmes @holmes74sarah.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Lovely run along the River Nidd yesterday evening with the oldest teenager (although I think she may have regretted her life choices half way through!) Unable to post usual obligatory selfie as ‘Mother, do I look selfie ready?!?’ 😂

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Sarah Holmes @holmes74sarah.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Yesterday’s run. I love seeing all the haystacks at this time of year.

4 Canada Geese marching through a field of haystacks

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Sarah Holmes @holmes74sarah.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Testing a potential prototype daffodil costume today for the London Marathon next year. This one won’t be any good as I can’t see in it, but I’ll come up with something! I’ll be running for @mariecurieuk - if you’d like to sponsor me, link below 🙏 2026tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/sarah-hol...

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Sarah Holmes @holmes74sarah.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Very proud to be with our Yorkshire team to represent @mariecurieuk.bsky.social at Leeds Pride today. After weeks of drought the heavens opened but the rain didn’t dampen spirits 🌈💛🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

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Sarah Holmes @holmes74sarah.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

What an incredible, cinematically beautiful, moving, powerfully written book. Thank you @drrachelclarke.com for such powerful story telling, and to my fellow passengers on the train who have tactfully ignored me crying quietly to myself as I read it!

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Sarah Holmes @holmes74sarah.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Despite swearing I’d never run another road marathon, I couldn’t resist the chance to run the London marathon as a daffodil for Marie Curie! If you’d like to sponsor me, I’d be really grateful. Anyone able to help us make the daffodil headdress?! 2026tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/sarah-hol...

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Sarah Holmes @holmes74sarah.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Another day, another run. Yorkshire looking glorious again

Dairy cows grazing on a hillside overlooking the Wharfe valley

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Sarah Holmes @holmes74sarah.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

A wonderful episode on BBC Radio4 @laurenlaverne.bsky.social It strikes me that @lucygobag.bsky.social is the personification of decency, compassion, kindness and respect - such wisdom gained from a lifetime spent dealing with disaster. And a great soundtrack choice too ❤️

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Sarah Holmes @holmes74sarah.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

‘The reality that we live and work in is a health and social care system that is opaque, bureaucratised and full of jargon without the back up that we need’ Powerful words from Rekha Vijayshankar about working as a community nurse and lived experience as a family caregiver

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Sarah Holmes @holmes74sarah.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

‘We keep investing in spangly new toys, but we keep forgetting to invest in that core base of quality palliative care’ Great talk from Dr Ben Bowers @drbenbowers.bsky.social @mariecurieuk.bsky.social

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Sarah Holmes @holmes74sarah.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Fascinating panel discussion about how we attract, retain and value the nursing workforce. My beautiful mum was in a campaign to attract people into the profession in the 1960s and had a very rewarding, joyful career - perhaps nearly 60 years later we need another campaign?

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Sarah Holmes @holmes74sarah.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Looking forward to an interesting day at The Royal College of Nursing ‘A Future Vision for Nursing in Palliative and End of Life Care: Beyond Assisted Dying’ @mariecurieuk.bsky.social

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Sarah Holmes @holmes74sarah.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

‘Accepting death is a lifetime’s work’ A powerful article about the impact of language that healthcare staff, and society use, and the value of finding ‘wise hope’ www.bmj.com/content/389/...

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Finding wise hope beyond a cure

Catherine Shteynberg calls for health professionals to use clear language when delivering a diagnosis of incurable cancer Delivering the devastating news of an incurable cancer diagnosis is one of th...

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Sarah Holmes @holmes74sarah.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Another week, another wood (this one a National heritage site) but a similar moment of serenity. Feeling very blessed to have this on my doorstep. #mindfulminute #minuteofmindfulness #birdsong #peace #calm

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Sarah Holmes @holmes74sarah.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Time to stop and stare on this morning’s walk….here’s a minute of complete peace for anyone who needs it #mindful #calm #peace #bluebells

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Sarah Holmes @holmes74sarah.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Proof, I think, from today’s walk, that the grass isn’t always greener! 😉

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Sarah Holmes @holmes74sarah.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Loving a little trip down memory lane in Edinburgh today…and passing on my love for this fabulous city to the next generation #happydays

Sarah and her daughter smiling at the top of Arthur’s Seat with a view of Edinburgh and the Firth of Forth behind

The entrance to Edinburgh’s old Royal Infirmary, now Edinburgh Futures

Sarah smiling with her daughter outside Doctors pub in Edinburgh

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Sarah Holmes @holmes74sarah.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Thanks for spending time with us at the hospice Rob, and for spreading the word about the importance of palliative and end of life care 💛

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