Nearly 6 months ago I had to make a decision that no parent should ever have to face.  I had to agree to the hospital turning off my daughte...

It catches you unawares, when you least expect it.  Those little things.  I'll be   in a shop and see a something that I know Daisy wo...

Every year on Father's day I send a message to other mums I know who are single parents, acknowledging that they are pulling the dou...

If you are a regular reader of my blog you probably know that my two boys both have a diagnosis of high functioning autism, sometimes called...

Xanthe took this picture in early January, Daisy was in for an MRI under general anaesthetic as her neurology team tried to work out why...

Andy and I believed strongly that experiences of life were as important a part of our children's upbringing as their formal education.  ...

"You should write a book" I've lost count of the number of people who have said that to me over the years. So I did. h...

One of the first things I did the day after Andy died was to bag up all his meds, injections and creams and take them back to the hospital. ...