just wanted to tell you about my lovely morning

[Cappuccino]

cos sometimes life on this board is hard

went to get dd's hips scanned (annual appt) and saw two older twins who also have cp, we see them around occasionally

dd was delighted to see them. they were laughing and talking about all the games they used to play on their walking frames when they were her age - giving people rides, doing 'wheelies' etc

now they are walking really confidently on sticks

then I dropped her off at school after her appt and she ran off into the playground (happened to be playtime) to meet a little boy who has just started school this year (she is Yr 1) and they ran round together in their frames and they looked just so happy

so often dd is the 'only one' and I spend my life stressing about how she is using her frame with her physios tutting about how she is not putting her feet down and not walking 'properly' in it; and I spent a morning hearing lovely stories about how much fun it is to whizz down a slope on your frame and not put your feet down and then watching my daughter run off into the distance with another little lad using one

happy happy

also we saw Alison Lapper on tv this morning and had a lovely chat about how disabled people could do anything they wanted and how this lady was a famous artist and a mum even though she had no arms, and dd was really interested and pleased

what a lovely morning
you have made me smile its great when somthing like that happens and you see them happy with others
makes everything worthwhile

I'm so glad you've had a good morning. Good for you and your daughter to have a new friend. Good luck.

It sounds like you had a fantastic morning.

cappacino your day as put a broad smile on my face
what a lovely day you are having
and your dd sounds gorgeous
xxx

Thankyou cappuccino
Was feeling all low and sad but your little girl playing with her new friend all happily puts everything into perspective and makes me wonder if perhaps i stress to much
thankyou to you and your lovely daughter for putting a smile on my face

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that's so nice,my dd has a frame and gets up to the tricks you have mentioned-my dd has just gone into yr2 but alas in our small village school she is the only one with a frame........
it is quite hard at times isn't it!!

chatee havent seen you on here for ages

i've lurked a little but didn't get much chance over the summer-
dd is off school poorly today(last year we did a whole year without a full day off,this year we haven't even managed a week)so put her to bed for a nap(and ds too)so have had to sit upstairs so they don't try chatting and disturbing each other.....peace now reigns in my house to the sound of gentle snores

how are you desperateSCOUSEwife?

sorry for the hijack......

thats lovely