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Is Normal what we really need?

(written 1999 There was my baby daughter, stuck in a well body with a ravaged brain. A baby brain – a relatively undifferentiated brain, one that had the potential to heal itself in ways that adult ones cannot. A quickly … Continue reading

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Kathryn Skye – care options

A – IN THE BEGINNING (written 2006 to attempt to get a decent day placement for her) Kathryn, my third child, was born in Brisbane, with an active toxoplasmotic infection, caught in utero, which nearly killed her. Once she was … Continue reading

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Learnings from being Skye/Kathryn’s Mother

(written 1998) Some of this is fairly raw/ more like a journal for me to work out just ‘what was I doing???’ after the dust settled down. STAGE ONE Initially, the awareness that she was not as her brothers in … Continue reading

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Skye Sequel

One Mother’s Journey by Heather Bruce KATHRYN SEQUEL How to write the sequel to the last Skye account? When I am not the one that was? Skye’s mother wrote the story that was printed in Elohim a past issue, twelve … Continue reading

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Reflections on Skye’s Life

One Mother’s Journey by Heather Bruce Reflections on Skye’s Life Kathryn Skye was born 15 years ago, my third child. Whilst pregnant, I wondered at the lack of connection I felt towards the growing baby. I knew I my body … Continue reading

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