This page is dedicated to Nicola, the daughter of my oldest daughter. She is severely disabled. She has what is called 18q, which means she has an interstitial deletion along chromosome 18. What that means in Nicola's case is that she has barely progressed beyond the age of one. She is now fifteen. She cannot walk or see clearly. She only really interacts with those she has constant contact with. She lives in her own little world. She is loved by all.
The one positive thing about this is how my daughter, her husband and their other older daughter have coped. I know people will say "Well, it's their daughter, they have little choice." but that is not true. There are other, easier ways to deal with Nicola's problem but they have not taken them, because they usually mean giving her up to the authorities. I cannot believe the change Valerie has gone through from the mostly surly teenager to a woman of responsibility and confidence in herself. She has had the full support of Alan, her husband, where many have split, being unable to cop., And Joanne, Nicola's big sister is great with her, so much so that she is studying to make a career of caring for children just like Nicola. I am so proud of them all.
That's a bad hat.
School is mainly about stimulation.
Quite fancy one of these myself
She loves her swimming
Skittles
Just good friends
Cousins
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