Julia Hollander is going to be on this morning on Thursday.

[wannaBe]

have tv on in background and they just spoke about it. also said that if you would like to tell your story you can call them, or email them.

[dustystar]

Is it going to be a phonein?

[2shoes]

interesting. shame I will be at dd's respite annual review.

[moira199]

I don't like the way she is presumably using her connections to get attention for her L'Oreal lifestyle - because I'm worth it, I should have 2 properly maintained and MOT'd children ! but it may not work out the way she is expecting.

[wannaBe]

no, they said something along the lines of "are you in a similar position? do you find it hard to cope... in which case we want to hear from you, in strictest confidence of course." .. would it be really out of order for me to email the programme and express how disgusting it is to portray abandoning a 5 month old disabled baby as normal? and how it is an insult to parents of children with sn who do care for them 24-7 until they have to move on to the care of others because their needs can no longer be met by one parent alone that this woman considers herself in the same camp?

I do not have a child with sn and so perhaps I am speaking out of turn here, so please do tell me if those of you who have more personal experience would rather I didn't.

[dustystar]

You do have sn though don't you wannabe? Sorry if I've remembered this wrong. I think that your opinion is perfectly valid.

[2shoes]

we need the email address

[wannaBe]

[email protected].

[Oblomov]

I asked this on the thread, her blog does say she has lots up-and-coming.
What do we do now ??????????

[Oblomov]

It is fine for Wannabe to e-mail. But I believe we do also need some others, with sn children, don't we ?

[Geri2]

No doubt she will be plugging her book!

[Geri2]

yes agree oblomov, think it would be worth emailing them the other thread too - what dy'a all reckon?

[Oblomov]

of course geri, that is the only reason she is there.

[ProfessorGrammaticus]

Don't think you can email a thread without agreement from HQ

[wannaBe]

no I'm not sure about that either. there have been enough trolls signing up just to opinionate on that thread, and a lot of personal stuff/experience is on there, to give it to the media is like supping with the devil.

[Oblomov]

I don't think we should e-mail either of the threads. It is too much to digest.
But e-mails from some of the sn mums seems the best idea, non ?

[bullet123]

I think it would be very effective if people with SN children, especially those who have similar disabilities to Immie, were to phone in and briefly talk of their children and how much they love their children, how much of a positive impact their children have had on their and their other children's lives. It would send the message out to parents who are worried that their child might be disabled that it's not doom and gloom, that lives won't be ruined, without any accusations that JH is being judged.

[wannaBe]

yes fio.

[yurt1]

I'll email something. Will need to ponder. Won't be in on Tursday at all unfortunately. Or Friday. Someone will have to text me to say what happens.

[wannaBe]

I can do - is number still the same?

[2shoes]

I will emai. but someone will have to tell me what happens.