It’s been a while since I’ve updated Chiara’s Blog! Where do I begin? This one is a biggie, grab a coffee or a stiff drink and read on 😉 March: I still have to post the blog from the (behind the scenes) 4-week intensive treatment in USA. The therapy was amazing, it was worth all […]
Just when I think things can’t get any more intense, life seems to crank up the stress lev’s that little bit more. The past week has probably been one of the most challenging times for our tribe and mostly for little Chiara. There’s nothing worse than seeing your child in pain, and the post-op ward definitely […]
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When Huffington Post asked me to participate Huff Post’s Talk To Me Series, I was instantly on board! In a sense I had already started a conversation via the blog, sharing my journey as a Mother to a medically fragile child. What I loved about the Talk To Me series idea, was the importance placed on meaningful conversations between parents […]
“In October 2013, 5 months after Chiara was born..” That’s all I had to say to begin my speech at last week’s fundraising event. Yet as I stood in front of the microphone, I completely froze. Not so much from nerves due to public speaking to 150 people, but more so, because of the […]
We finally made it to the end of our Intensive Treatment Therapy for Chiara in the U.S of A! First and foremost, we would like to thank all the incredible people who helped us access this Neuro Movement therapy. We are so grateful for the ongoing support in helping Chiara reach her full potential. A special mention to […]
I wouldn’t coax the plant if I were you. Such watchful nurturing may do it harm. Let the soil rest from so much digging And wait until it’s dry before you water it. The leaf’s inclined to find its own direction; Give it a chance to seek the sunlight for itself. Much growth is stunted […]
Grace. I wish I could of played with you All the times you wanted to…. But our life has been so different since you sister came along, we had to learn a whole new language and sing a different life song… I’m sorry for the times, you thought we didn’t care…. but sometimes the weight […]
At a recent social event, the conversation rolled on until it came around to that question ‘so how is your daughter going?’ I responded with a brief update; she’s communicating more through eye-contact, managing the car-seat and overall doing great. It’s a difficult question to answer sometimes, when you have a medically fragile child. Now, […]
“Both light and shadow are the dance of Love. Love has no cause, it is the astrolabe of God’s secrets”. Rumi ‘Oh sh*t, I think our wedding anniversary was last week’ I blurt out as we leave yet another therapy session for Chiara. We’ve been married for five years. But both of us aren’t […]