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  • He has to go to theatre NOW

    Hey everyone! In this blog I’m taking it back to when Oakley first came home with us. The first night at home was very hard for us as parents. I felt like a 1st time mum again. Having a child with additional needs is a totally different experience. I had to keep saying to myself…

  • I had to hold everything together – a blog from Talia’s mum

    Where do I start with this? Talia asked me to write a blog about that day. The emotions attached to Oakley’s birth are off key! Along with the events leading up to it and after it. My name is Sonia and I’m Talia’s mum. From the day that Talia found out she was pregnant it…

  • The moment Siennah met Oakley

    I just want to say a massive thank you for taking the time to read and subscribe to my blog. I hope you know that I appreciate every single one of you who are following my journey. It takes a lot for me to open up on my platform but it’s also like therapy for…

  • How did my son have a condition that I knew nothing about?

    I suppose you are all still wondering why I don’t know what had happened to my baby? The truth is I still do not know how or why… and I’m 11 months in. Let me go back to when Oakley was just 3 days old – I was in a room on my own and…

  • I just remember thinking is my baby going to live?

    Hey everyone, thank you so much for all your support on my blog, I’ve been so overwhelmed with all the amazing comments and the amount of you that have signed up. I’m so grateful and excited that you’re all so invested in my journey and I’m really excited to keep writing these for you! So…

  • Here goes…my first ever blog!

    Hello and welcome to my first ever blog! I’m Talia, I’m a mother of 4 – Siennah who’s 9, Romeo who’s 3, Maddox who’s 2 and Oakley who’s 10 months old. Yes I had 3 babies in 2 and half years! There’s so much I am looking forward to telling you all about. But for…

  • The longest day of my life

    28th of February 2023. This felt like the longest day of my life at this point. I know I had been in similar situations with Oakley and surgeries but nothing like this. My heart was breaking and my emotions took over. The morning of his first major Craniofacial surgery had come around, my mum had…

  • Oakley’s hearing journey

    Today I’m feeling a bit, let’s just say not myself. I find when I’m struggling mentally I like to write my blogs. It’s ok to admit you’re having a bad day and feel overwhelmed. The way I get through it is talking to you guys.   I thought I would do a little update on…

  • He’s a true King to me

    2nd of March 2023. The day I had to man up. Oakley was doing as good as could be. I was such a proud mum. He was showing me what true strength was. I felt like the weak one constantly being in tears around him. It was guilt, guilt he had to go through these…

  • “I struggled a lot. Sleep wasn’t a thing, eating wasn’t a thing”

    Happy New Year my lovelies, I just want to say I hope this year brings you all happiness and health. That’s all that matters in life.  So where did I leave off? Oakley’s first major Craniofacial surgery. The hospital let me stay in the high dependency unit with Oakley on the night of the operation.…