Category: Posts
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Where’s Wally or Wonder Woman?
Where’s Wally or Wonder Woman? In October I was tossing up if I should wear my Where’s Wally or Wonder Woman top for a meeting at our local NDIS office. This decision was for a meeting at the NDIS office. Where’s Wally….because navigating your way is kind of like looking for Wally Wonder Woman…..because navigating…
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Sometimes we just need some fresh air after a tough week…
24th November 2018 Getting it done at Bellerive parkrun this morning. After a tough week I thought some fresh air would do is both good….just as well I put the rain cover in as we needed it for the last km when it started to drizzle. Veronika and I walked as my foot still needs time to…
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How Veronika lets me know she is not feeling well
22nd November 2018 How Miss Veronika let’s you know she’s unwell. By watching Peppa Pig Not just any episode, but finding and then watching episode when Peppa Pig is unwell and Dr Brown Bear goes to see Peppa. Then Veronika gets her stethoscope and wants me to listen to her chest and today Veronika was watching…
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Veronika’s first year of the NDIS
Earlier in July 2018 our Miss Veronika was in the Sunday Tasmanian. The story was about Veronika’s NDIS journey over the last year. Veronika’s original plan was sent back to reviewed very promptly after we received her original plan in June 2017. That took months and ended up with me writing a formal complaint to the…
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Dear Future Mom – March 21 – World Down Syndrome Day #DearFutureMom
Dear future Mum, People with Down syndrome do live happy lives… and your family will be blessed. A heartwarming message from 15 people with Down syndrome to a future mom.
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Ice Cream Dress!
28th January 2016 I first came across Living Dead Clothing when Madeline Stuart did some modelling for them last year. I brought myself a dress last year after Veronika’s surgery and every time I wear it I get comments on how awesome it is(I should post a pic in the comments) Veronika was given…
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Siblings…
26th January 2016 Siblings….. Having a sister that has high care needs means that a lot of my time is taken helping Veronika….today I spent over 2 hours(over the day) sitting, helping Veronika drink from her cut out cup to try and get more fluid into her….this is along with the usual therapy we do…
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Journey to health….a reflection
22nd January 2016 When pictures of Veronika pop up in memories….I usually stop and realise just how far my girl has come. When the 2 pictures in the top row came up yesterday one of the things I remembered was how irritated and red Veronika skin was when she was little….we have worked so hard…
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Life Skills….a trip to Hill Street grocer
19th January 2016 This afternoon after our appointment we went to Hill Street Grocer to get some fruit, veggies and meat I parked the car and turned and asked Veronika is she was going in her wheelchair?….’no’ So I asked her if she was going to walk?….’yeh’ Are you going to have your own…