You all knew about today’s ice-cream. So, what’s new? – There was something. Something happened. But – I’m going to keep you in suspense. Yes, I know it’s not fair, but then – what’s fair in life?

This being summer and Hamburg being really hot these days, Pádraig got lucky and the speech therapists kept their word (got that? speech… word…:). They started a little ice-cream parlour in his room and spoon-fed Pádraig green ice-cream: as green as the shamrocks on his window, still hanging in there from Patrick’s Day. And he loved it!

Then came the real surprise (you’ll remember, we knew since yesterday that today was going to be ice-cream day, so no surprises here)! When Pat came back into his room, she found four really exhausted-looking people. Pádraig and three therapists/nurses. They had actually got Pádraig to sit on the side of his bed, with his feet pressed against the floor! Another first (has anyone counted the amount of stuff Pádraig has started to do for the first time again?) Think about it: he had not sat (without support) for more than a year

This afternoon, i met with the NAI and with Headway – both promised their help, anything they could do, for An Saol. It is slowly but surely gaining momentum!!!