The Day they Changed the Appointment
Planning to have a wee when you have two small boys can be tricky so imagine my dismay when we were called at 4pm today to be told Lucas’ operation tomorrow was OFF!!!! Apparently there was no bed for...
View ArticleI Get By With a Little Help From My Friends
This time tomorrow I’m hoping that the nightmare that has been hip dysplasia will be over for my little Lucas and for us as a family. After his operation (minor according to the hospital) was cancelled...
View ArticleA Screw Loose?
Not today? I’ve been up since 5am and am too shattered to write real post but I will let you know we are home and Lucas was AMAZING today. The screws have been taken out of his hip, there were hardly...
View ArticleWhy me mummy?
Surrounded by medical staff, wired up to oxygen and in excruciating pain, Lucas looked up at me with those innocent blue eyes and asked the question ‘why me mummy?’. I wasn’t the one in pain, but it...
View ArticleWriting for The Mighty in America
Hospital appointments have pretty much become part of our life over the past six and a half years and I’ve spent more hours in hospital wards and waiting rooms than I care to remember. I’ve been...
View ArticleWhy DDH isn’t just a broken bone
Someone told me the other day a friend wasn’t sure why you would raise money for Spica Warrior – it’s a broken bone that gets fixed. This is so far from the truth and is another reason why we set up...
View ArticleWhy I love Facebook
My name is Natalie and I am a Facebook addict. There we go, I have said it. My Facbook account is nine years old. 4 days older than my first son. I first joined to help a friend get more likes than her...
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