Staying positive

Its not easy having a child (or two) with a disability but the highs well and truly outweigh the lows.  I am a very lucky Mum, I have two beautiful boys with special needs.
 Brandon has made us very proud with his achievements in Karate, he won a gold medal at camp for sparring, not as a child with cerebral palsy but as a 9 year old yellow belt, and participated in all the activities the other kids did - he has a "do not give up attitude".  He is improving in leaps and bounds at school and has an extremely compassionate attitude to others.

Ryan is an amazing boy, seeing him reading a book to his 1 year old cousin last night was awe inspiring, he wasn't a boy who is in a wheelchair, with a terminal illness - he was Lauras big cousin Ryan who adores her.
Although, I have to plan for the future - as in home modifications and equipment - we try to live for the moment, when Ryan wants us to get on the floor and play lego or watch a really kitch movie like "Kindergarten cop" whilst getting lots of cuddles.  I love the fact that both my boys are loving and caring, love snuggles and telling me how much they love me today.

Who knows what the future holds but today is pretty great!

Circus Fun

Ryan and I just had a lovely afternoon at Silvers circus.  Very wheelchair/disabled friendly, they accept the companion card and have great disbled toilets and nothing was too much trouble. Highly recommended - a good mix of magic, death defying feats such as the "wheel of death" and the Football playing dogs, the audience concensus was a great show.

Easter camping

We had an awesome camping holiday with Ryan zooming everywhere in his wheelchair.  Tarra Valley is awesome as he can drive everywhere, but showering and toileting where a bit of a challenge, we took his shower stool and John had to shower him as the step to the ladies was too high to get his wheelchair over.
 Great news however, the owners are renovating the existing amenities blocks and have asked us to write a letter supporting their application for a grant to put in a disabled shower and toilet. 
If this is approved it will be much easier for him to enjoy camping, close enough to home (2 1/2 hrs) but far enough away to be a whole different world.