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(Flying) Bear hugs for Steve, onlyjoking and their children

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WanderingTrolley · 01/06/2008 23:15

Please note this thread has been continued here
For Steve

For oj

For Elliot

Quick! What do the girls like?

Is this ok? I think you said one of them liked to watch it.

Is that everyone sorted?

Not forgetting the carers!

OP posts:
ScoobyDoo · 03/06/2008 14:12

Oh what a relief i am soo soo glad Steve is still with them.

am still here thinking about them all, i hope oj can relax a little

What a lovely lovely thought that people have sent parcels & a WII & ds game, mn is a fabulous place you know. xx

Beauregard · 03/06/2008 14:13

Still here thinking of you all OJ
You were the first thing i thought of when i woke up this morning.

Wishing you strength and sending you much love.
xxxxx

onlyjoking9329 · 03/06/2008 14:16

sorry if i had you all worried, the nurses are with steve now so i am having a coffee and ten minutes sit down.
steves breathing was bad last night and we did think he had gone a few times
we had a new night lady and i went off to bed for a while, when i got up in the night to go to the loo i looked out of the bathroom window and all of the lights were out, now considering that the night staff are supposed to be awake and that his breathing was not good so we were watching biggles move up and down on his chest, i fail to see how she could be doing that, so i ended up having a restless night on the sofa and phoned the agency and asked that they don't send her again, thats the 2nd sleeping night staff we have had
SW came this morning to be here for MILs vist and much as i didn't want to leave steve i went out whilst MIL was here, me and my mate went to get the girls birthday pressies cards and stuff.
the DNs are just draining steves bladder then i will go and lay with him for a while until the school run.
bubblerock thankyou for the parcel the kids were very happy
thankyou also whoever sent the Wii fit dancing game and the DS game too

Miaou · 03/06/2008 14:18

at sleeping night staff, ffs, what do they think they are there for?????

hope you get a bit of peaceful happy time with steve

NotABanana · 03/06/2008 14:20

Hi onlyjoking!

at night staff, wth?!?!?

Buda · 03/06/2008 14:22

at the night staff! Bloody hell. As Miaou says what the hell do they think they are there for?

Glad all is OK though. Well as OK as it can be.

Enjoy your cuddle.

Off to do school run - will check in later.

You are never far from my thoughts OJ. Which is a tad mad as we have never met.

mummylin2495 · 03/06/2008 14:25

oh oj as if you dont have enough on your plate to have to worry about the very people who are meant to be helping you. I can imagine it was very scary for you expecting the worst everytime steve,s breathing stopped,but glad he is still with you so you have more time together.

kayzisexpecting · 03/06/2008 14:25

Glad Steve is ok.

at night staff, they are meant to be working not sleeping.

Hope you get lots of cuddles today.

VaginaShmergina · 03/06/2008 14:26

Hi OJ, must have been awful leaving Steve this morning but the girls presents etc are important and you needed the time to do that.

Thanks for taking the time to post, a couple of hundred worry guts can rest easy for a bit !!

NotABanana · 03/06/2008 14:29

Buda, I'm the same. First thing I think of in the morning and last thing at night, hoping that all is well.

WingsofaAngel · 03/06/2008 14:46

Sorry you had to worry about sleeping night staff as well as everything else.
It's unbelievable.
Enjoy your cuddles before the school run.
Always in my thoughts xx

PeachyWontLieToYou · 03/06/2008 14:47

With the night staff- just wondering- are the agency being clear? It's just that most agencies do night staff on both waking and sleeping duties (when I used to do sleeping the idea was I would wake up if my aldy needed to go to the Loo, have a drink etc- we had a baby monitor).

Maybe rhe staff are not beig briefed well?

Or am I being too charitable?

bonkerz · 03/06/2008 16:01

sorry you had a scary night. Enjoy oyur cuddle with Steve. Thinking of you as always.xx

grouchyoscar · 03/06/2008 16:04

Love, peace and hugs to all

Enjoy the cuddle

Thinking of you

Solitaire · 03/06/2008 17:19

as everyone else BIG at night staff.

OJ as always you and your family are in my thoughts. As Buda said a bit mad since we've never met, but what has come loud and clear from you posts is what a wonderful person you are and that makes my heart go out to you.
I hope it helps to know that there are women up and down the country mentally holding your hand and sending you love.

Love and peace always xxx

NotABanana · 03/06/2008 17:22

Women all round the world......

Seashell71 · 03/06/2008 18:23

Hi OJ, hope you and Steve had a nice cuddle. Thinking of you all xxxxxxxxxxx

cb7 · 03/06/2008 18:51

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

BreeVanDerCampLGJ · 03/06/2008 18:54

Gud evenink

Listen very carefully, I shall say this only vonce.....

You are an amazing woman....

Oh, I said that yesterday did I ? Oh and the day before............hmmmmmmmmm must be the truth.

Love and hugs darling girl.

LGJ

XXXX

NotABanana · 03/06/2008 18:55

She's not feeling it atm.

We are all here for you OJ.

Cadbury · 03/06/2008 19:03
ScoobyDoo · 03/06/2008 19:04

(((hugs))) to you oj, you are an amazing women i totally agree xx

trouble18524 · 03/06/2008 19:39

message for notabanana

have replied to your email.

been out all day, only just got back

Izabella · 03/06/2008 19:51

OJ, I wonder whether on some level Steve is trying to hold out until the girl's birthday. There have been so many occasions now when he could have slipped away but he keeps on fighting back. I really hope that he is there at the weekend so that Abbey & Bethan can share one last special day with their dad.

Sorry to hear that the agency staff last night was not doing her job! I hope you managed to get some sleep in between and that from now on they only send you reliable people. Love to you all xxx

stickyj · 03/06/2008 19:59

OJ, I get up in the morning and check MN. I check in through the day and just before I go to bed. Through MN I have seen how much people give and take in relationships, I have seen people lose children/parents and I have seen difficult times/situations. I have never, ever seen anyone like your Steve (apart from Pink Peter, who I felt i "knew") that has moved me so much. That man loves you so much, I am in awe and a little jealous in one way. The minute he leaves you and the children he will be gone in body but I defy anyone in this world to tell me that the spirit and in your case, the love does not exist somewhere else. My son has just been baptised, as a teenager, and tries hard to explain to others about God etc and the never ending love. I am a believer but if I wasn't, I would believe because of you, Steve and the love he has for you all and the love you feel for him.

I wish him peace on his journey and the grace to go with dignity. I wish you however much time you need/want with him. I know how much you are torn between wanting someone to stay and go.

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