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Date: 20 April 2006 22:15:12
However son boy, a lovely seven year old autistic lil fella, has broken his leg in a spiral fracture. Or something. To be honest it's been a long day and the adrenaleine has long since worn off. I'm determined not to go to sleep before he does though and things have only been quiet from his room for a few long minutes...
So where does this leave stuff? No idea. Just spent the last hour rearranging youth work rotas for the next week and getting everyone on board to help out while I'll be somewhat otherwise engaged. Son's in pain every so often, depends where he puts his leg but, when there's no language to help one way or the other, it's a very unsettling process of elimination as to where he wants to be placed...
Hats off to G and G and M-m who were immense in helping out with son at the hospital and daughter from school though. I was in meetings all day so, after the last one, checked my messages at 5 to find out that it had been a deeply unpleasant day for lots of people all ways round. There was I feeling sorry for myself after a not particularly enjoyable sign language lesson and then everythings turned on its head.
Loads to do, loads to change, loads to work out, loads to think on. Then I think on the fact that this chaos is what engulfs many a family, Rob and his family uppermost in my mind, and I find myself hoping that I can show part of the strength and courage that other families show when faced with such turbulence. Did want to cry when wifey told me how brave he'd been when the bone was reset. That was something I was glad not to have been there for as the story itself was harrowing enough.
Anyhow, it's been a bit of a day. Adrenaleines pretty much all gone, youth rotas all rejigged, time for a quick pray and then to sleep to sleep to jiggedy whatever.