Hi,
I know if anyone can help you all out there can!
I have a very special fiend who lives far away from me in Farnworth nr Bolton. She contacted me back in 1994 after the death of both our sons, both Matthews. Sharon has also lost another child, a twin boy when he was 7 months old, he had a heart defect. Now at the age of 45 she has the surviving twin who is 21, and Tom who is 6, and has never slept through the night since he was born. She has helped me to survive, always been there for me, and as yet we have never met. Her husband was made medically unfit to return to work three years ago after badly hurting his back at work. They lost their home, now live in rented property, have no phone as they cannot afford the bills, her life I know is a struggle, a very hard struggle. She was given a very old computer by her brother, to her it was a lifeline, I have received some funny yet heartbreaking letters from her, typed on the computer. Todays I could hardly read, typed in very poor yellow ink! The computer has finally thrown in the towel, had it! She is so going to miss it, even though she has never been able to have access to the internet because they just cannot afford it. A site like Mumsnet would be such a lifeline to her. She always pretends to be on top, ok, but I know how alot of that is just bluff, my life since Matthew died is the same, like now I am sitting here racking whats left of my brain to see how I can help Sharon, such a dear friend who has always helped me in any way she can. Keep my mind busy, as tomorrow it will be nine years since my darling Matthew died and I feel as though my heart is going to burst with pain. So what I am asking is is there anyone out there who has a computer in good working order that they could give to my friend, it would make her life so much happier, she certainly deserves it. Or any ideas who else I could write to, you`ll know! Thank you all.