The thing about Noah is that we first need to talk about my late brother Neil.
Even trying to write about this makes me feel heart sore – thinking about parents that have children with learning disabilities, or other obstacles in their intellectual ability. My late brother Neil had Coeliac disease, constant ear infections, malnourishment and needed a lot of extra care. My first memories of my older brother is of him in hospital. My first nightmares were of me teasing him for the little things that were out of his control. His handwriting. The cotton wool permanently positioned in his ears. His asthma pumps. My bragging when I brought my report cards home. Kids just don’t understand and I certainly didn’t. I’ve convinced myself that it’s normal for siblings to tease one another. Please know that many hours, weeks and years of consultations with psychologists went in to the previous sentence. Noted, a rather expensive sentence.
It has taken me a very long time to
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