Category Archives: Life, Love and Laughter

Changes

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Sue Vincent

Nick and Faith went away on holiday.. and guess what sailed into the bay… His face just says it all 🙂

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There are many things I could write about the emotional effects caused by an injury such as that suffered by my son. Everyone whose life is touched by something like this has to deal with the consequences at some … Continue reading →

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Punishment

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Sue Vincent

Once Nick had settled back home, his personal battle began in earnest. The day would begin with breathing exercises, facial exercises, stretches.. and when he had stretched, I would stretch his muscles and tendons some more. It must have been … Continue reading →

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Yesterday

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Sue Vincent

Yesterday I wrote the hardest entry yet. I have been shying away from writing it, dreading revisiting that day in such detail. The pain of it will never leave, I suppose. I don’t think any parent could live through such … Continue reading →

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July 4th 2009

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Sue Vincent

It is Saturday morning. Kevin is at work. I am sitting at the computer in the living room, having a break. The house is a mess; I’ve got housework to catch up. I’ve had a busy week at work and … Continue reading →

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Culture shock

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Sue Vincent

Nick was discharged from rehab on 18th December 2009. We were not prepared. None of us. We could have allowed the system to place him in care, but that was never going to happen. Even though Nick himself at that … Continue reading →

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Independence Day

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Sue Vincent

Today is the 4th of July and my American friends celebrate Independence Day. Three years ago today at about this time I was saying what we were told would be a final goodbye to my son, surrounded by police, who … Continue reading →

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Adding a little Faith

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Sue Vincent

Nick’s self-confidence was at perhaps, its lowest ebb since the attack that left him fighting the multiple disabilities caused by brain injury. He was ashamed to be seen, ashamed to go out and had immured himself in his home … Continue reading →

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On being a carer…

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Sue Vincent

Written August 2010 in response to proposed legislation about sending people in to problem families… Our circumstances may have changed somewhat since then.. my stepson is a father a and he, his partner and baby live with me, my partner … Continue reading →

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Life can be a hard task master. We all feel pain at some point in our lives, physical, mental or emotional, and we have to learn to deal with it. It is going to happen. No matter how hard we … Continue reading →

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Sue Vincent | Leave a comment