Help Harley

Have my little insignifiant worries and problems been put into perspective this morning after reading about Harvey Slack's fight with meningitis, suddenly it seems irrelevant which side of the bed Joshua and Jadon wake up on!

I know that many times I have worried that I wouldn't see the signs of meningitis in either of my kids and each time they have had a slight fever I panic. But like most parents I also think, it can't happen to my kids, I cant keep running to the doctor with every little fever just beciuase I am a typically paranoid Jewish mother. However, after reading today about brave Harley Slack's incredible feat against the deadly disease I myself vow never to take another chance and check every fever, spot and runny nose.

Mother Nature always seems to throw multiple problems at us, having survived meningitis 4 year old Harley's limbs were affected when septicaemia set in and his parents and Doctors were forced to take the decision to amputate all 4 of his limbs. How can a mother feel watching their child go through such pain and fearing for the future. I guess in the short term the parents have yet to grieve for the future Harley has lost and are embracing the fact their precious little boy is still alive and has a future at all. My heart is with them.

I am sure that with the determination Harley has shown, to have fought such a deadly disease and survived against the odds, he will continue to have a successful future ahead of him and I wish him and his family only the best.

I know I will be giving Joshua and Jadon extra hugs to embrace and saviour their innocence while praying that I will never have to witness firsthand what little Harley and his parents have had to endure.

Please let us help Harley to continue to thrieve by donating to his fund: harleyslackfund.giving.officelive.com