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Exhaustion Overshadows the Milestones : Living Between Progress & Setbacks
Its been a while since I sat here and had the time, the energy, and even the motivation to write anything. If it wasn't for the...
Sep 22
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Finding Words : Fearing Silence
The day after I wrote the last one, Eira pulled her tube out twice. A visit from a community nurse in the morning, followed by a visit to...
Aug 29
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Little Hands, Big Determination: Taking on Tubes, Therapy & Togetherness
This week has been a tough one. Not because of any one dramatic moment — but because of the constant, grinding reality of what life looks...
Aug 3
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The Kindness Keeps Us Going - But Eira's Struggles Never Stop
A lot has happened in the 10 days or so since I wrote here, a period of immense generosity from communities we didn't even know existed,...
Jul 20
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Hospitals, No Sleep, and Holding It Together : We Didn't Know How Much More We Could Take
As Eira continues to be unsettled—with no answers and no end in sight—we found ourselves back in hospital again. Not just for an...
Jul 9
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Unsettled Days, Exhausted Nights: A week We Survived Together
As we continue to adjust to life at 'home', this week has for sure been the toughest. Eira has been incredibly unsettled, and has had to...
Jun 30
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The Same House, A Totally Different Home
Just over nine weeks ago, we walked through the hospital doors with Eira in our arms. I don’t remember what the weather was like that...
Jun 23
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The Gift of a Normal Weekend in Unpredictable Times
This weekend was truly special, we got given the opportunity to spend the weekend away from the hospital on 'home leave'. Although it...
Jun 16
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Nine Weeks, A Thousand Emotions... One Step From Home
As the medical side of Eira's care slows down in hospital, with us being fully trained on all aspects of her care, including giving her...
Jun 11
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Standing Tall & Feeling The Breeze
There are moments in life that may seem small to some, but to us, this week was massive. Eira's physiotherapy progressed to using a...
Jun 4
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A Glimpse of Home: Hope, Heartbeats & Healing
As we enter the third week of being back in UHW, the word Home is being mentioned more and more, not by us, by the medical professionals....
Jun 2
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Beeping Machines & Sleepless Nights
As we reach the end of our first week back i hospital, we firstly just want to say Thank You to every single person who has made a...
May 25
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It's A See You Soon, Not A Goodbye!
As we had anticipated, today (May 19th) a bed became available for Eira on Island Ward at Noah's Ark Children Hospital, luckily, we had...
May 19
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We Didn't Cry This Time, But We Could Have
Thursday 15th May Although very much still unsettled, we tried to make today a fun and positive one ahead of a busy day tomorrow. Emily,...
May 16
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Smiling Hurts Here Too: Ty Hafan
As Eira's recovery process continues and she continues to fight battles everyday, we also have to feel incredibly lucky to be where we...
May 14
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Tears Over Tastes: Rediscovering Joy In Every Bite
So much has happened over the last few days, from incredibly proud moments, to incredibly worrying moments. Late last week we had a visit...
May 11
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There's Nothing More We Can Do
Almost a month ago today our lives completely changed..hearing the words that no parent should ever hear: ‘There’s nothing more we can...
May 8
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