Great riding session this morning. You can’t see very clearly as I only had my camera phone but on the larger image you can just about see him throwing a ball to the volunteer on the right and him catching it. They had Thomas doing this all the way around the centre, throwing the ball one side only to then catch it and turn/twist to throw to the volunteer on the other side all while holding himself steady on the horse!!! Utterly brilliant for strengthening the core and he loved it. At the end of the session he trotted the whole way around too whereas previously he has only ever really managed the length of the centre. LOVE RDA Abingdon and all the support they give.

A heart warming thank you to Ryan Jones who kindly organised a fundraiser for Thomas at his local Martial arts club. The money you raised will help pay for Thomas’  weekly swimming lessons.

Ryan does not know Thomas. Ryan does not know Brian and he doesn’t know me. He has been following our journey because of Dan, Thomas’ ex key worker from Rose Hill Nursery who has been actively fundraising for us over the past two years. Thank you Ryan Jones for the difference you make.

Thomas, our son has Cerebral Palsy and so raising awareness about this very misunderstood condition feels really important to us. I often forget this fact about his energy levels, especially at the end of a school day when I have to take him to a medical appointment or to physio and we need him to ‘perform’, to work some more…Awareness is everything.

He did it! Thomas has completed another tough 3-week block of physio at Footsteps. 5 months on from the operation and he’s doing amazingly well. So well, in fact, that they now have him training like Usain Bolt!!  Still at least he got to finish a day early as a treat – they closed on Friday because of the snow, so we got to mess about on a sled instead.

Throughout March there is a campaign to raise awareness about Cerebral Palsy. Awareness is everything. With awareness we can make a difference. X

A lovely Sunday afternoon listening to Man Choir and dancing to Valentino. A huge thank you to Dave and Sophie for letting us run the raffle again and to everyone who bought a ticket. We raised £85.00 towards Thomas’ Post-Op physio!

Coping with school and a block of intensive physio is proving to be a challenge for this wee 5 year old but having music therapy alongside of physio today was genius! We love Footsteps!!!!

Lots of down time this weekend so he can dig deep for 10 more hours next week…

Yet again I find myself lost for words and so incredibly humbled by the kindness and generosity of complete strangers. Last night I, along with my brother and some of my cousins, went to the music event organised by The Ben Corfield Football Fund back home in Shropshire. What a beautiful family! What a brilliant night! These incredible people raised over £600 for Thomas and SANDS ( Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society). Thank you all for sharing your love and humanity with us.

Thomas has completed 4 days of intensive physiotherapy ( 2 hrs a day) at Footsteps this week with 1 more day to go until he has a well deserved rest over the weekend.

A big thank you to Dylan, Stella and Dan for helping me make the rest of the week full of half term fun!

Let’s hope we can keep him fit and well so he can cope with half days at school and then two hours of physio for the next two weeks!