Monthly Archive: October 2021

Emmeline… as in Pankhurst.

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve said this in the last 75 months when people (inevitably) mishear my daughter’s name. Emmeline. Pronounced Emma-leeeeen. As in Pankhurst, yes, that is who she’s named after. …

Parental support

Something I’ve mentioned before (multiple times) but still really bothers me, is the lack of parental support of children with additional needs. Does it even exist? I am so honoured to often hear from parents …

When you meet a good’un

What are your top stresses when it comes to hospital appointments? For me, it’s absolutely that the doctor will be terrible with Jude. To define “terrible” I could give you so many examples but I …

Change is a beauty

The weekend for me is a time to reflect on the previous week, as well as the one coming my way. To be honest, I’m exhausted by the weekend so I’m not entirely sure the …