Monthly Archives: June 2012

17/8/09 People often seem to say “I don’t know how you cope”. I think one just does, somehow. Maybe worrying about everyone else takes the focus away from the self, enough to keep you on your feet.. or at least … Continue reading →

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Sue Vincent | 2 Comments

4th August 2009

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Sue Vincent

Diary entry 4/8/2009 Nick now has an alphabet board.. and his spelling, syntax, grammar and vocabulary appear to be perfect! It takes him a while as his left hand is very shaky and imprecise and he has double vision so … Continue reading →

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Diary 3rd August 2009

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Sue Vincent

Last night, Nick was very wide awake, more animated than we have seen him so far, and very mobile. A couple of nasal tubes went as soon as the nurse left him to let us in, he is questioning his … Continue reading →

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Thumbs up!

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Sue Vincent

25/7/2009 This entry is an update to those who were giving their help, support and prayers to my son. Nick is settling into the high tech unit that looks like a storage place for corpses, very clinical and unfriendly, with … Continue reading →

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Raindrops

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Sue Vincent

When something as tragic as the attack on my son invades every corner of one’s life, the temptation may be to think life has lost all trace of joy and laughter. Not so. I honestly do not think I have … Continue reading →

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Livid

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Sue Vincent

Today I tell of just one of those little horror stories we don’t usually think about. We don’t need to. And Tesco obviously haven’t. If you are reading this there is every chance you know my son’s story, how he … Continue reading →

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Diary 23rd July 2009

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Sue Vincent

Nick had a day of ups and downs yesterday. As his eyes clear and he begins to work through the withdrawal from the impossibly heavy doses of morphine, paralysing drugs and other narcotics pumped through him over the last  weeks … Continue reading →

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Ambition

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Sue Vincent

I remember, when I was a very little girl and my mother a beautiful young woman, that every time she was dressing in those wide skirted, narrow-waisted gowns that made her, in my eyes, look like a fairy princess, there … Continue reading →

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22nd July 2009 – Borrowed Wings

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Sue Vincent

Update sent on 22/7/2009 Yesterday was a heart aching day in many ways, but many of the hardest moments were moments of great beauty. My son should not be there, should not be in this state. Another human being did … Continue reading →

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Diary 20th July 2009

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Sue Vincent

 Nick remains critical and his life still very much in the balance. All the statistics give him little chance of survival, let alone more than that. The doctors hold out the most slender hopes of anything at all for him. … Continue reading →

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