Beautiful present received for Molly from an old school friend of mine – thank you Catharine Naylor – just perfect! Managed to get the bath water temperature sorted out but the new remote thermostat is a bugger to control to say the least, sat last night on youtube trying to work it out and I…

Mission accomplished, today was a big day, Mollys section was lifted and she has been officially discharged from hospital. We had a very positive MDT meeting today and all reports exceeded our expectations! I left Molly at the house this morning after my weekend shift which literally went too quick for me, it’s all been…

Well it’s Saturday night I took over from Mencap this morning, to see Molly for the first time since last Sunday was exciting to say the least! She was fine, it’s all quite unbelievable she is accepting that this is her home. She is one lucky girl and what my friends have done for us…

Originally posted on This is Mental: Just a quick update from me, last minute crisis forgot to get the washing machine plumbed. I took a hire van back this morning (was collecting more things for the house yesterday) only killed a pheasant on the way and had feathers everywhere and a broken grill! That aside…

Thursday pm Do you watch this programme? I am addicted to it, these recruits are unbelievable physically and mentally! I am not physically fit but I am mentally, I know this is so because of all the challenges I have faced fighting for and caring for my daughter Molly. Life is very different for carers,…

Just a quick update from me, last minute crisis forgot to get the washing machine plumbed. I took a hire van back this morning (was collecting more things for the house yesterday) only killed a pheasant on the way and had feathers everywhere and a broken grill! That aside met with Mencap to go over…

The discharge has been postponed, met with professionals yesterday to discuss Mollys current presentation which is deteriorating due to the commencement of the transition plan. If funding had come in sooner we could of maybe prevented this delay. I agree with this decision Molly is feeling scared she feels safe on Edenwood after all she…

Well this is a tough one, to try and explain where we are in relation to the move is not as easy as I would of liked it to be: The house is getting there, the re-wire is almost complete In need of more furniture but got enough to get started Funding only agreed for…

One year on……. Tomorrow will be exactly one year to the day that my daughter Molly was sectioned.  ‘Time doesn’t fly’ as they say, it feels exactly like 365 days, believe me it really does! Molly is so ready for her discharge date of 28th January 2019 and the house is almost ready, there is…

Let’s be realistic the journey for any parent of a ‘special needs’ child is never going to end it’s a life long commitment and that’s fine, my commitment to Molly will only ever end when I take my last breath. Life going forward and after the section is lifted will be different, I am very…