Category Archives: Life, Love and Laughter

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

 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 →

19th July 2009 Kevin, my partner, said that people talk of Limbo… now he knows where it is and what it feels like… this waiting for answers no-one can give, this praying with all our hearts and not knowing what … Continue reading →

In June 2010, almost a year after the attack that left Nick battling severe disabilities, my sons went to Spain. To a hardcore music festival. Nick had been on the way to a local hardcore venue when the attack happened, … Continue reading →

I have spent another hour this morning looking through photographs that document the past three years. There are many I will not post as they show Nick at his worst points, many show the things he hates about himself now, … Continue reading →