I don't have time to think about nutrition. It's not possible to do mental health & nutrition for special needs mums! I have heard it literally hundreds of times. I was the same for the first few years of Matthew's life. But something has to give. How prepared are you for the cost of not … Continue reading Mental Health & Nutrition for Special Needs Mums
Tag: carer
Managing caring, the siblings, husband, household and working on the side.
Quit now and ignore it all right? That list is impossible. Well, managing caring is trade-offs, but a with some work, trial and error, you can keep your priorities straight.
Pain
I cannot comprehend (at this moment) living with a pain that won't ever go away. That has it's own currents like an ocean.
Preparing for a funeral financially
"How do people pay for their child's funeral?"
SWAN – Australia
The first time I attended a Syndromes Without A Name – Australia event, I’ll admit I wasn’t sure it was the place for a family like ours, living with a severely disabled child with a life limiting condition.
Why A Blog? – About Us
Who am I? My name is Abigail Burton, I am 29. My husband, Luke and I have been married for nearly 9 years. Our children are Shane 7, Matthew who was 5, Mackenzie 3 & Baby Burton who would be 1. I was a happily running a bookkeeping practice from home. Unfortunately, I had to … Continue reading Why A Blog? – About Us
Flexible Freedom
She has travelled the world and the country to get Noah cutting edge treatments, and all the while working on herself, finding a way to balance her own self-care and empowering people to live their best life.
“It isn’t as bad as I thought it would be”?
The Palliative Care nurse asked, as she had every time we spoke, "How are you doing?"
Does MY Life as I know it end?
I know the isolation of building your life around the space station. No freedom to come and go as you wish. No ability to have play dates back on earth whenever you wish.
Our Hospital Chapter Has Closed – Is My Life Over?
I know the isolation of building your life around the space station. No freedom to come and go as you wish. No ability to have play dates back on earth whenever you wish.