should i mention "emotional issues " at ds secondary appeal hearing? need help please

[appealtakingovermylife]

Hi! I'm new to mn as you can probably gather and have been hooked on the appeal threads for weeks since receiving secondary allocation.
I've submitted my appeal and finally recd date for hearing in 3 weeks.
I've kept it quite factual,appealing on medical/social grounds and have supporting doc evidence, son has aspergers and anxiety.
However, there are factors that I consider relevant such as me losing a baby, two grandparents dying, his grandad dying, his dad moving 7 times in 7 years and on 3rd engagement ( we split up when he was 2) very bad relationship with his dad, gets so upset seeing him once a week, all made his anxiety really bad. Is it worth mentioning these types of things? My dad said no but other people said yes.
Sorry for such a long post, this appeal has made me quite ill, mentally, doctor prescribed tablets for anxiety, it took a lot for me to go docs, I'm normally a good coper.
Thanks in advance to anybody who can help me.

Sad to say that I don't think you can read anything into any of it. I was in the same position as you 2 weeks ago, having had the hearing and playing over every little detail in my mind and trying to work out whether it meant anything. But you just can't tell - there have been stories here recently where people who thought their appeal went badly ended up winning - and vice versa. Remember there are still waiting lists if it goes badly - I kept telling myself that :)

That's what worries me lol, those who say it didn't go too well have won and mine went so well I'm scared of being lulled into a sense of false security though my mind won't actually think like that, hope that makes sense!
I've spent 10 days re-playing everything in my head and a lot of it is a blur to be honest the whole thing was surreal.
I didn't say everything I wanted to but made our case very clear though the panel did not mention the allocated school so I didn't raise my concerns over it. Wish I could do it again I definitely would have written a statement to read out but no point dwelling on that now:)
The panel decided on Wednesday and the clerk is in the process of typing the letters and its driving me mad that the decision has been made and we have to wait this long, it's tormenting me.
Even if it's a no, I just want to know. Thursday seems so far away!!