Sad times

Well, today has been very emotional. Recently my mother in law passed away, quite unexpectedly albeit peacefully. The strain has hit Dave quite hard as he tends not to release his emotions in full view of everyone. Today was the funeral. Mic misses her nana so much and I think that for both her and Ash, the realisation that they will never see their nana again hit home. Thankfully Cortni is too little to fully understand and I never took her to the funeral. I remember going to my grandad's funeral when I was 5 and didn't want the same memory for Cortni.

My children were dignified in their grief and hugged their grandad, dad and uncles and I think they understood and respected the loss that the boys felt and still feel.

As for MJ in general, she's doing okay. Her school time table will alter after Easter and she will get the chance to join her class mates in Art class.

We received the cognitive assessment from the psychologist and basically MJ will need a lot of support and will struggle to keep up with her peers. In a nutshell, MJ will have to do vocational training. What that will be exactly, we are not sure, but MJ has a while yet, before she makes that kind of decision.

It will be MJ's 12th birthday on Tuesday. 7 months after her accident. Today, I kept thinking how 7 months ago things could have been so different and I could have buried my child. I really do not think that we could have coped as individuals or as a family if we had suffered 2 losses in such a short space of time.

When I chat with people about how long it has been, the surprise on their face astounds me. I think that they think it has been so much longer. 7 short months of pain, fear, trepidation, happiness and loss.

I'm hoping and praying with all my heart that the next 7 months will be filled with happiness, laughter and excitement. NO MORE TEARS!!

(p.s. Thanks to all for their kind words and sympathy during our family's time of grieving)