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Isobel and Ben at play

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Thought I’d share with you a rather touching moment of interplay between Isobel and Ben today. http://files.photosnack.net/app/swf/EmbedCanvas.swf?hash_id=pzkfr53p&t=1334619345 Following months of indifference towards the stacking rings, on the spur of the moment Isobel decided that her baby brother should have the … Continue reading

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Isobel walks on film!

At last, Isobel’s incredible walking legs make their début on Vimeo. See the excited little jig she does at the end of the film? If you were moved by this clip, just imagine how I felt when I saw it … Continue reading

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Today, Isobel took her first steps.

It was one of those moments when you wanted to kick yourself for not having your film camera with you. At least Miles did – for it was he, not I, who witnessed Isobel’s greatest milestone so far. Today in … Continue reading

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Will Isobel ever use the stairs? Just you wait

“I don’t think she’ll ever use the stairs,” a visiting therapist blurted out last week. This was not an assessment. She was discussing our living space and capacity with me during a floor-sitter fitting for Isobel when she made her … Continue reading

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Rehab: not just a celebrity detox

Explaining the principles of PACE‘s rehabilitation work – as I tried to do to one of two friends the other day – is incredibly hard. Isobel being my first-born, I do not yet possess enough child-rearing knowledge to establish precisely what it … Continue reading

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