I battled all these thoughts and tried to push them down with the little thought that said....
Tag: Special needs
A day in my life.
my heart sinks again (I have developed a sixth sense)...
Ah!
Ah : Used to express a range of emotions including surprise, pleasure, sympathy. Yesterday morning I had to get up early and drive from the Peak District to Derby to take Simon to have his botox injections at the hospital. He has a condition called Dystonia which is a movement disorder in which your muscles…
What has he done now!
I have a routine now when I get one of those dreaded but half expected phone calls from the supported living complex where my son Simon sometimes, 'not so' happily resides. I hear the familiar voice of the care worker on the phone as she tentatively explains the latest predicament, and sense the hope in…
‘Simology’
Driving back to the Peak district today after a day spent enjoying Arlos' company and being the best Nonna I could be, I was aware of how my body began to relax as I got my first sighting of those wonderful green hills. It was as if all my problems and worries started to ebb…
Covid-19 and Special needs.
How are you coping at the moment with this new way of life? Â as we carefully keep our distance from those that we really want to just fling our arms around and hug. Â Today in England it is warm, bright and sunny so the day is passing fairly pleasantly for me, but my son Simon…
A palm tree for Simon.
"Simon hugging a palm tree, Simon hugging a palm tree, palm tree, palm tree"!  that was my anchor thought.  An 'anchor thought' I was told (after trauling through you tube videos of  'How to overcome your fear of flying') is a good way of tricking your mind out of its fearful thought processes.  Each time…
Independent Living. (The Peaks and the valleys).
The other day one of the lovely bloggers I follow asked me if I would update everyone on my son Simons' journey into Independent living.  I was touched by the request and felt thankful that I am part of such a caring online community.  Sometimes family can be found in the most unexpected of places. For…
Continue reading ➞ Independent Living. (The Peaks and the valleys).
Letting Go.
From Childhood we are told to hold on. Hold on to Mums hand, Hold on to the pushchair, hold on to your ball ....
Slow and steady wins the race.
it is the sound of a house without Simon.
For the love of Simon.
Each little step was a tearful ,joyful reminder of how far he'd come.. how far we had all come.
Through rose tinted glasses. 