Riven, My heart goes out to you .
You are a braver woman than I .
I have 4 Disabled Children Two mentally & two physically living at home . Two are mine and two are in care looked after .I love doing this but sadly along the way you learn that its not about the children they are a budget .
I constantly fight for whats right for the children I upset people , they dont like the truth and I get exausted with the mental tiredness of it all.
For someone to offer me respite WOW !!!!!!!
Its complicated I could go on but this isnt about me I wish for you all, your dreams to come true I am so sad to hear of your plight as someone before me said , surely people dont put their kids in care just to get help/or respite . Yes they do is the answer . You cannot buck the system and the system stinks !!!