General Chat

Lynne, I'm absolutely gobsmacked! At the risk of sounding patronising, you are amazing. Give Simon a hug for me won't you, and wish him a Happy Birthday. Take care, Glenys x

Thanks Bryan, how ya doing? Anne

I have felt like that since we found out extent of my youngest boy's problem but John has been suspended from school again and if it wasn't for my hubby I would be in a nut house sorry I am already there lol and David is on injections every 2 weeks if he didn't he would need a liver and kidney transplant but I keep going like all off us that care for people who need us because we love them. Lynn, David is 18yrs old he is at college doing mechanics he has Ritalin at college and works 13hr at Tesco's who are good about his problems, John is 12yrs old and Damien is 6yrs old

val how old are your sons and do you worry about there future like i do

>>>>>>HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIMON<<<<<< lynne,you and anne,and my friend susanne,are what makes this world a wonderful place. bryan xxx.

Val, l was just about to ask how on earth do you cope? but l know you do because they're your children and you love them and the heartbreak, hardwork and joy is all woven into your life, not that you don't sometimes want to go to the top of a mountain and scream for a day lol Anne xx

thank you all so very much i dont cry very easily but i just had a good cry i feel much better now his brother has given me 2 lovely grandchildren and i also have a daughter who is 11 she is a wonderful child who gives simon a kiss goodnight and doesnt think twice about doing it she is brilliant to i think i am quite blessed

Lynn please don't get upset I know what you are going through but my sons don't have to be given a shave or anything like that. My eldest has Methymalonicaciduria, Hypoglycemia and ADHD, my middle boy has ADHD, speech and behaviour problems and is on sleeping tablets as won't sleep and my youngest has Dyspraxia I come on here when I need to chill out it is a brill site with me meeting a lot of lovely people. Happy Birthday to your son

Hi Lynne, I know what you mean, l am a full time carer for my 27 year old daughter, she is total care and goes to two different centres throughout the week, my daughter is unable to speak and is in a wheelchair, all thanks to meningitis when she was a year old and a cocky doctor who thought she had a virus!!! She is hard work, my back has gone caput but l would'nt change a thing about my life, l'm just so glad that she lived as the doctors at the time did'nt think she would live past her 5th birthday as she was so badly brain damaged and she developed hydrocephalous (spelling) as well, but she has the most infectious laugh and a weird little sense of humour, she is beautiful!! Hope Simon has a lovely birthday. Bless you Lynne Anne xx

thank you all i have now got tears in my eyes sometimes i think i am alone in this world but there is always someone worse off than you

Lyn you are as every one says one in a million but make sure you get the help you need to give you a break there is a site called the FAMILY FUND go on and have a look as once a year they give you help for a holiday, washing machine, dryers, beds, bedding and clothes don't know what age it is for but take a look

thank you sally i do have help from social services but when you get down to the nitty gritty of it all he is still my son

Lynne you sound like a wonderful mother!!! It takes some kind of inner strength to do what you do and I like to think that in the same circumstances I would have done the same but it must be very hard for you at times. When my mother was very ill, I had to go after work everyday and feed her, wash her and put her to bed - it was the hardest thing I have had to do - I had never seen my mother without clothes up to then, and I felt her dignity had eroded, having to have someone, albeit her daughter do this for her. Jacquie

You are one in a million - tis people like you make me feel very humble. God Bless Ann

thanks maz i take it all in my stride

You said and I quote ' i do every thing for him wash dress bath shave ' you missed out 'I am a mum in a million'!! Maz x ;0)

anybody out there a carer i look after my son who i love very much infact he is 24 today he got up this morning and told me in his own way it was his birthday today and when i asked him how old he was he said 30 i said NO SIMON you are 24 dont make me any older. i sat and thought about him when he went off to his day centre and wounderd what normal life would be like perhaps quite boring as he keeps me on my toes simon has a learning disability he is 6ft 8ins and weighs about 23 stone i do every thing for him wash dress bath shave i will hopefully have him for the rest of my life god willing i am 46 but sometimes feel like 96.