14/09/13 - Thanks to the Village

The saying goes: it takes a village to raise a baby. We mightn't live in an actual village, but we certainly had a whole array of "villagers" helping out along the way. Or maybe that should be "village people"!

As we get closer to Ellie's next surgery the offers of help and well-wishes are pouring in again. From the family who will be physically present to help with the girls, to the friends who provide emotional support when I'm struggling to keep it together, to the strangers who Ellie has touched along the way with her strength and resilience. Each and every one of you make it possible or me to keep putting one foot in front of the other when things are a bit hairy.

I guess that's the village they're referring to. And I'm sure that when Ellie's old enough to understand just how many people are out there cheering for her, she'll be just as amazed as you all are in her!