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What do you think of our theory about May’s pain?

May 11, 2013 at 22:49

Mama Lewis

May started giggling last night. A frothy, snorting childish giggle that bore no resemblance to the screams of late. It was wonderful. But, May’s troubles were not over. My husband and I escaped for a few hours today, but only down the road to a coffee shop. I wasn’t there long before May’s careworker phoned. [...]

So, did May ever walk again?

March 24, 2013 at 22:09

Mama Lewis

Since May took her first steps, she has continued to enjoy walking. And, okay, so she mainly goes backwards – everyone has to start somewhere. Let me set the scene. It’s World Book Day in the UK. (Is it celebrated worldwide? Who knows. Maybe it’s as global as the World Series.) May is dressed as [...]

How normal can seizures get?

March 5, 2013 at 23:31

Mama Lewis

Today, May’s school phoned me at lunchtime. “We just want you to know that May had two seizures in less than five minutes. We almost called an ambulance, but before we could, she was out of it and very happy.” Bounce! Bounce! says May to seizures. My phone’s battery died soon after and my lesson [...]

I kicked a doctor off May’s team

October 30, 2012 at 09:36

Mama Lewis

An unrelated (but cute!) photo of May, as a Halloween fairy, this week.

In an interesting follow-up to yesterday’s post, here is the email I sent to May’s team this week following her annual medical review on Wednesday: Hi everyone, Thank you for meeting with May and I on Wednesday (and a very noisy Ieuan). Thank you, ** for drawing up the care plan. It seems fine to me. [...]

What I have in common with Katie Price, glamour model (more than you think)

October 4, 2012 at 22:24

Mama Lewis

Katie Price at home with son Harvey, photo by Zed Nelson

Does this story sound familiar? From an article in The Guardian about Katie Price, glamour model and mother to a disabled son: “I can’t fault the NHS. Even though when Harvey was younger, I thought they were a bit shit,” she says, and thinks about it for a while as the hairdryer roars. “They were shit, [...]