the next j.k rowling?

[Dogsabighelp]

well...they say you should aim big!some of you may remember i had said i wanted to write something,i dont know words of advice i guess,just to help others going through similar.had gone through my (many notepads/dairies)but realised its not just myself that doesnt understand brain injury,the truth is,no one does.my son is currently at his 3rd placement,i would not like to estimate the financial cost thus far.recent publicity surrounding 12 year old will divide opinion,but what mother would choose to give up her child?i have a major issue regarding "the conversation"...they ask you what your loved one would want,they tell you results of scans etc,in my case 4/5 days after event,i cringe and still struggle with this.had it not been during lockdown if i saw my boy in the state he was,what could of happened?they should not put this on family so soon.3/4 weeks maybe,but not days.so,i write..it becomes less and less about "Brain injury",more about the need for survival and whatever force it is that drives us.i will share the very surreal/strange encounters i have experienced,all true but would seem fiction.no one could ever predict the strength of a person,dont think there is a scan for that and i also dont know/cant explain where it comes from.so,i write our story warts and all...

[cat3]

Tell it how it is (& was) D., and in your own words. Your and Sean's story could bring such hope to those just recently facing up to the brain-injury rollercoaster and all its unknowns, as well as to those with longer term issues. It's a massive relief hearing of a real person with real experience of the trauma and who's story is told in plain language minus the jargon.

And your comment about extraordinary reserves of strength is SO relevant !

So, so sad about the beautiful 12 year old Archie who died this evening from his brain injuries ; surely all our thoughts are with his family......

Xx

[Alibongo60]

Hi D, go for it girl, it can only help people in that situation where you have been, sometimes we are not all as strong when it comes to dealing with doctors etc, so it will give strength. The other side I was thinking is as Sean’s son gets older he may want to know this journey his brave dad has been on, it’s one thing talking about it but another to sit quietly and read and absorb, my girl kept a diary of her time in Iraq, she was going on the streets of Basra to pick up casualties, it makes pretty horrific reading but it tells her story and we understand why she sleeps on her mattress on the floor, because that’s where she feels safest, and if my girl wants to do that that’s fine with me, love Alice xx