“Mummy, it’s my birthday! I’m 13 like Theodore!” KEY woke me up with those words on September 27. Thirteen years of learning him, fighting for him and being taught by him, so I wrote him a letter. Continue reading A Letter to My Thirteen-Year-Old
Today is my birthday.If you know me, you know that birthdays make me think. Not just about cake and well-wishes, … Continue reading Back, and Better Late Than Never
There are things we never forget, some bring a smile to our face and for some, we just shake our heads and wonder what we were thinking. As Bart Cummings put it, ‘in hindsight, everything is much clearer’. Continue reading Learn, Understand and Accept
The non-self concept implies that we are connected to everyone and everything. Whatever we do or not has implications not only on us but everyone and everything else… Continue reading Precious One, Beloved
Social distancing has been used by parents of children with special needs for so long and for various reasons. However, if we are to get back to life as we knew it, albeit with a few permanent changes, it is in all our interest to strictly observe social distancing plus all the other precautionary measures… Continue reading SOCIAL DISTANCING
