How’s Jonny doing? how are you and the kids doing? xx

It was good to hear his voice and to hear him recognising me and recalling our events. I couldn’t stay on the phone long as I’m at work and my boss passed me in the hall chatting.

Jonny said he’s good for a chat Saturday mornings so I shall be calling for a longer chat then !

Much love to you both. Keep strong lady.

Lorraine xx

Apologies once again for not submitting news more often, reason I suppose for us is that this is how our lives are and we are more accepting, therefore there is not as much to say as often.

Jonny has made improvements cognitively and with his short term memory. Physically he is at a level. Cognition is the key to improving physically. He has started going in the hydrotherapy pool and is able to do a few strokes assisted, this must be great freedom for him. He is also more interested in work these days and does feel with the concept launch of the new product, Hive, he has missed out a little. Awful that he has, however the emotion of missing out is a good sign.

James (eldest) and myself have really struggled emotionally and psychologically in the last couple of months. Whether this is bereavement or acceptance I am not too sure – to be honest I have become a master at face on/face off. James however being 9, is not as good at this and we have had had more than a few distraught nights. As we all know time is a great healer…James however being so much younger thinks time is an age…

Whatever happens, one does not know, there is not a crystal ball, and we are still half way through the majority of Jonny’s progress…it would be lovely to be able to make plans, but one cannot…

Anyway – Jonny is still very much into being visited by people who know him and to see new faces..if you Google, STAR Foundation Rotherham, this is where is he. Or even a phone call – this is where he responds best.

Have a good weekend xx

Well it has just taken me 12 months to pluck up the courage to go on facebook…needless to say I am unsure of placing any activity as I don’t really do much except work, kids and jonny… However would like to say, thanks to all those people whom have sent me some lovely comments that I have now responded to!

Jonny has been pretty down in the dumps…that he has the choice at his new place, means he is being lazy sometimes and choosing to stay in bed. Yesterday I told him that if he was not going to talk to me, I may as well leave, he then laughted and started talking to me (now some things do not change!).

He has been too weak to bring home lately, and if we had tried it would have been too hard on all of us. The new place is lovely and things are starting to come together now better than what they were. He has completed his initial OT and Physio assessments and now the “enablers” will be able to be trained up to work with him too.

I have just ordered him a box of tricks so when people visit him there are lots of activities to do with him…he needs lots of challenges – so if you do go visit – do not let him get away with being lazy!

Back from hols, lovely to see Jonny yesterday – was in good spirits. Off to give him a spruce up today for some one-one time, which he seemed to like the idea of yesterday – think it gets a bit too much when we all pile in with him. Nathan seemed to like the place very much, flickin the lights on and off, stealing all the apples in the fruit bowl, resetting the timer on the oven – just all the normal things.

Message to pass on for visitors – pls no visitors from 2-4, this they are going to leave as bed rest time for him…. So thanks for your understanding…

Give some more news once he has completed his Physio and OT assessments.