A sensory garden is an amazing way to introduce your child to the amazing tastes, textures, smells, sounds and sights in nature. I love...

You don't think it would happen to you, especially not the way it has. These days you wake up, and its if in the blink of an eye the last...

Ellie was 14 months old and had no previous medical conditions. She was born on the 3rd December 2017 (7 weeks early) due to myself (Mum)...

Hi I'm Rachel, mum to Ellie! Here's our story Ellie was born pre term at only 33 weeks gestation. This was due to severe Preeclampsia and...

You are not alone. Life as we know it has changed for ever in the space of a month! Here are some tips to keep you sane and help you live...

In four years we’ve had around 50 hospital admissions with Lydia. 35ish of them in intensive care and it never gets easier emotionally....

Here is a list of things to do a week before surgery to ensure your experience goes as smoothly and stress free as possible. Make sure...

Preparing for surgery as an advocate is hard, emotionally and physically. So here is a practical list to get you organised and give you...

When you are given a diagnosis it is traumatic. Raising a child with different needs can be traumatic, throw in a few hospital...

This week is tube feeding awareness week 10th – 14th February.I know, every week seems to be an awareness week for something, it even...

Being an advocate is a lonely job. Despite being constantly around people, professionals and others and not getting paid it's definitely...

Once you've PACKED A HOSPITAL BAG and followed the steps on WHAT TO DO A WEEK BEFORE SURGERY then all that is left is to mentally and...

The first summer I had at home with Lydia was almost a complete disaster. I was NOT prepared in the slightest. See Lydia has a brain...

I made the blog “The dutch mother” as I have had 10 years of raising two incredible girls. One with additional, sensory and emotional...

There are a lot of emotions and stresses when raising a child with disability, its good to talk about these things and get them off of...

After a few weeks in the main hospital, Lydia has been transferred to our local hospital where some nights we can have our community...

It hasn’t changed! Lydia is poorly again, and the hospital hasn’t changed – after our longest healthy and hospital free period with her...

A post of Christian concern. This week I finished teaching a group study in 1 Thessalonians 5 and the practical importance of this verse...

Not the most creative title I know, and I’m not talking about my post by the way. I’m talking about life dealing with medical conditions....

The issue that has divided the country rumbles on and still dominates conversation – I’m not intending to bore you to tears talking about...