Behind The Child

Dear Mog, You are going to Helen House tomorrow for respite. It is not necessary for you to become ill in order to go. Pleased as I am that ...

Please note. I have not been missold PPI. I have, in fact, never taken out PPI. I have not had an accident in the last three years which was...

Today, we got to meet a fairly cool group of medical students. A group who had raised £22,000 for charities over the past year, and who had ...

When my daughter started school, I worried; will they like her? Will they understand her? Will they know what makes her tick and see past ...

Gathered over the past few weeks. Dear Disney, "Girl" and "World" do not rhyme. Nor do "don't stop me" and...

Welcome. It is good to have someone new on board. Thank you for choosing to come alongside families like ours. I am sure you must be good at...

Dear Little Fish, Wearing a brace does mean you can't swim, shower, bathe, sit upright, have waterfights or play in the sandpit. I'm...

Omeprazole is the clear liquid stored in the 'fridge. Domperidone is the clear liquid stored out of the 'fridge. The two are not int...

Did we really need to have this conversation? Carer, this morning - "Where is Mog's seat cover?" Me - "On the clothes hor...

We had an "urgent" appointment today. Now I don't know about you, but when I have an urgent need, I usually need to meet it wi...

I was having a conversation this morning (not the conversation I was having with you, K, in fact not the conversation I was having with any ...

Dear carer, Thank you for coming to work for us, thank you for choosing to share in our unglamourous life, and thank you for always being ch...

It seems I have upset nursery. I'd like to apologise for that, and have edited the negative comment. To redress the balance (although, h...

Bathing the toddler in the kitchen sink is a good plan. It saves water, she still (just) fits, the sides support her back, and the taps can ...

It seems that Julia's book is stirring up quite a bit of comment. Beyond the article in the Guardian , I was planning on stepping away ...

Patyrish has posted a list of things not to say to a special needs parent over at her blog, My New Normal . I think our dietitian and nurs...

Thank you for seeing my daughters in clinic this morning. I appreciate the time you took to read their notes before seeing us, and I appreci...

I'd like to apologise. My Statcounter informs me that several of you have found your way onto this blog by asking Google if Toblerone i...

Firstly, and most importantly, thank you for looking after my child when she is unwell. When my daughter is sick enough to be in hospital, s...