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  • The story of Oakley’s first major Craniofacial surgery

    The story of Oakley’s first major Craniofacial surgery

    I hope you guys enjoyed my last blog. I feel so much better after talking to you all about my feelings and emotions I’ve been going through.

  • Why did I get Oakley baptised?

    Why did I get Oakley baptised?

    When I sit and write my blogs I always read over my previous ones. It looks crazy all of these hospital trips and feeling so low. This was my new normal. I hadn’t even taken the kids out much as I was scared to do that alone if Oakley’s stent came out or his oxygen…

  • A new year…

    A new year…

    Christmas morning had arrived. I sat up most of the night trying to wrap presents that I’d managed to get while trying to start from scratch in the new house. Oakley was also feeding every two hours. Tired wasn’t the word! The kids woke up early and couldn’t wait to get downstairs. I was trying…

  • A Christmas I’ll Never Forget

    A Christmas I’ll Never Forget

    It was 27th November 2022. Christmas wasn’t far away and Newcastle opened up their Winter Wonderland. I took Siennah and the boys that evening. Normally Christmas is the happiest time of year and I always make a big deal for the kids. My heart was hurting but I needed to put on a brave face.…

  • How can such a small human tolerate all this?

    How can such a small human tolerate all this?

    I left my last blog on the next surgery. To be honest I had to stop writing. The emotion took over.

  • My heart was hurting. I felt like my family was falling apart… and it was

    My heart was hurting. I felt like my family was falling apart… and it was

    After Liverpool I felt very overwhelmed and emotionally exhausted. My parents, my brother and my sister were very worried about me. I kept myself to myself. I was struggling.