Today was the day before S-day… The day before Hannah’s surgery…and it’s been a great day! 5.45am, Alarm goes off For just a split second as the alarm went off, I thought it was just a normal morning and just felt mildly irritated that it was time to get up already (the alarm had interrupted […]
My baby is having open heart surgery And it doesn’t get any easier… For those of you that know me and my family, you may be familiar with our background and Hannah’s and Charlie’s amazing stories. If not, you can read a bit more about it all here. Basically, Hannah was born with Pulmonary Atresia […]
8am I just came back to intensive care after a few hours’ s sleep. Simon has updated me on his 2nd half night shift. Hannah much as she was when I left earlier this morning. Still quite tearful and very thirsty. Pain when she moves, despite the morphine clicker. Very sleepy but still woke a […]
Welcome to episode nine. Today, I’m going to focus on a fundamental aspect of wellbeing: Gratitude. Last week, it was my youngest daughter’s 20th Birthday. I know what you’re thinking… I couldn’t possibly be old enough… Thank you, you’re too kind! But seriously, this Birthday was particularly important, because we are, as a family, so, […]
Preparing for hospital – It doesn’t have to be horrible and traumatic for you or your child The week between coming back from holiday and going into hospital tomorrow has been a busy one. I had lots of work to do and so did Simon, but I also made sure that I made some time […]
13th August 2015 is the day many 18-year-olds will have been both eagerly awaiting and dreading since finishing their exams in June. A level results are out and, whilst there will be many jubilant teenagers celebrating their achievements, there will also be those that face disappointment as they’ve missed the grades they needed for their […]
