Far and Away

I hope so for them too @Faith-and-Hope They certainly don't need any major knocks right now so I hope with you that this will all play out at a later date.

I do hope you can shut down for a while and also get some sleep. Major knocks like this and that numb feeling can often help with that - and whilst I wish you were not feeling this way it might actually help you sleep. Goodnight sweetheart. I will check in on you in the morning. SO much love and massive hugs for you tonight

🦋💕 @Zoe7 ....

Sleep well my angel @Faith-and-Hope 😘🌹

Morning @Faith-and-Hope I hope you managed some sleep Hon and have things to do today that can help diistract you

Morning @Zoe7 .... 💕

Not enough sleep, but enough to manage on for now .... and yes, lots of distracting stuff to do.

I have stayed cuddled up in bed from early hours, but will have to get up and going sometime soon. Have reached out for a new carer for D2 as the beautiful lady we had last year is pursuing her own studies and is not available this year. Responses are coming in already, just overnight .... wow.

That is such a shame about the lady you had last year but wonderful for her to be pursuing her own studies @Faith-and-Hope Having responses come in overnight is awesome. I hope you find someone just as good for D2 - a difficult process to have to go through again though ...to get that right fit for her and someone you can trust the same as last year as well.

Not at all surprised you haven't had enough sleep - such a difficult night for you. I had hoped it would be a little easier for you to sleep after the shock had passed a little but these things can take it out of us and when they are playing on our monds sleep often suffers. Much like you I have only had a couple of hours also - couldn't wind down from your latest news ....can't help worrying about you Hon - here for you

Looking for positives @Zoe7, this latest news might be what achieves our freedom, as awful as it is. Now that I have a much clearer understanding about what we are dealing with, I want that clarity for my kids too, but I can't achieve it for them. The situation itself, and supported by their own counsellors, has to do that.

My part is to forge a path forward that is my / our own territory, and hope that the kids want to join me in it.

Before you can leap from one space to another, there has to be that "another" to leap to ..... I need to focus now on creating that space.

Sorry @Faith-and-Hope fell asleepbut needed it so will bank all the naps I can get today.

Yes there is only so much you can do and shou;der for your kids. So much of all this they have to deal with in their own way. It is awful that they have to deal with the latest news but as soon as it is out in the open the sooner they can deal with it ///as super hard as that will be it will hopefully provide some claity for them around all this.

What this does enable you to do is to begin to find your own place in the world again and having a home to call your own - and make your own - will be integral to that. That will give you some solace in all this too

@Faith-and-Hope Bookmarks and labels laminated and cut out - one more job done.

👍😊 @Zoe7