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• Name: Shelley
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  Date: Fri Sep 17 08:57:20 GMT-12:00 2004
  What a great site for a wonderful boy. Well done Michael, you are truly amazing!
  
  Shelley and Jacob
  
• Name: Cath
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  Date: Sat Oct 30 08:53:55 GMT-12:00 2004
  WOW Debby, it\'s looking amazing. Come on now, don\'t you think it\'s time you went public!
  
  
• Name: Jamie (TwinMom)
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  Date: Sat Oct 30 08:52:22 GMT-12:00 2004
  Debby,
  What a wonderful site and such an inspirational tribute to your son! The site is done just beautifully and it is so full of helpful information
• Name: Beth
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  Date: Thu Oct 28 08:48:35 GMT-12:00 2004
  I thought i\'d drop by and say hello to you too! The website is looking fantastic! I like your choice of music, it makes it a bit more emotional!
• Name: Andree Goodwin
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  Date: Mon Nov 1 06:14:52 GMT-12:00 2004
  Absolutely brilliant Debs
  
  
• Name: Gwen
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  Date: Wed Nov 10 09:33:36 GMT-12:00 2004
  Your website is so precious and very informative. You have such a strong little boy. My son was born almost 1 month before his due date, I thought he was small. I can\'t image how small a 24 week old must look. Thanks for signing up for my webring. Take care and God bless you and your family.
  
  
• Name: kayne chapman
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  Date: Sat Nov 13 22:39:56 GMT-12:00 2004
  heya deb`s only me love the web site speak soon
  luv kayne x*x*x*x
  
  
• Name: Maggie
  Email: autismchatandshare@msn.com
  Date: Mon Nov 15 11:30:23 GMT-12:00 2004
  Hi Debbie... This is Maggie from AUTISM CHAT AND SHARE. I\'ve just been around your beautiful site and I simply LOVE it. Michael is beautiful too and very lucky to have you to love and care for him the way you do. Hope to chat with you back at ACAS. Bye for now !
  Maggie :-)
  
  
• Name: julie foley
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  Date: Fri Nov 19 03:44:29 GMT-12:00 2004
  I am astounded and speechless the incredible journey you have faced. I pray for you and your beautiful son. Your courage is admired. I know Michael feels the power of your love.
  
  
• Name: Tim Nickson
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  Date: Sat Nov 20 00:47:59 GMT-12:00 2004
  I am 30 years old and I also have autism.
  
  
• Name: Susan
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  Date: Sat Nov 20 06:58:11 GMT-12:00 2004
  Very Inspirational site. Love the music.
  
  
• Name: Beth Allen
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  IP Address: 216.58.12.246
  Date: Fri Dec 3 16:07:13 GMT-12:00 2004
  Debby,
  I just read the site from top to bottom, and I am crying, but NOT tears of sadness, but tears of truth. You put in all into words so well. You have a very informative, honest site, and thats great, thank you! 

• Name: Pam Johnson
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  IP Address: 4.62.86.228
  Date: Sun Dec 5 15:38:23 GMT-12:00 2004
  Hi Debby, Michael and all in your family. I just got done reading your inspirational story from beginning to end. Michael is sure a blessing from heaven. He is such a strong little guy and I am sure God has special plans for him. Debby, you are a wonderful mother to love this little boy so very much. I am sure you have had and will have future \"challenges\" in your motherhood with Michael. You know....someone once told me something that I now truely believe in...\"God won\'t bring you to it if he can\'t bring you through it\". This has become my \"Inspirational Quote\" and I use it quite often now. I remember this quote on a daily basis and when I think \"I have had enough\", it keeps me going.
  I am a mother to 9 kids. My husband and I now have 8 sons and 1 daughter. Five of our children are adopted. Many of our children are special needs. Our youngest son is 3 years old and has Autism. We have had him since he was 2 days old and he was diagnosed when he was 26 months.
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• Name: Azadeh
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  Date: Fri Dec 10 08:12:34 GMT-12:00 2004
  Thank you for a wonderful website and all the inspiration that it provides. Much Love.
  
  
• Name: Sara
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  Date: Fri Dec 10 10:41:46 GMT-12:00 2004
  Beautiful baby!
  
  
• Name: kim salute
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  Date: Thu Dec 16 17:13:09 GMT-12:00 2004
  What an angel. I have three daughters, none of which were premature, I can not imagine how scary it must of been for you. I\'m sure you know, but Heavenly Father does not send these precious babies to just anyone. You must have an incredible family to be blessed with Michael.
  
  
• Name: sandy
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  Date: Fri Dec 17 09:29:53 GMT-12:00 2004
  A very moving and touching journey. Michael is a lovely little boy and could never wish for better, loving parents. Wish you all well and a very happy christmas to Michael.
  God bless you all.
  
  
• Name: Jayme
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  Date: Sat Dec 18 15:59:59 GMT-12:00 2004
  My son was born 2 months too early this past March. I developed severe preeclampsia and had an emergency c-section. Thank you for your website, sharing your story, and spreading comfort and hope. I hope you all have a truly wonderful Christmas.
  
  Sincerely,
  Jayme W. Stoeckl
  Plano, Texas
  
  
• Name: anberdavis
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  Date: Sat Dec 25 12:46:16 GMT-12:00 2004
  my daughter is a 25 weeker and still in the hospital she was born 11-03-04 and she has had a long way but she will make it u have a beatiful site
  
  

• Name: federica
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  Date: Mon Jan 3 02:18:15 GMT-12:00 2005
  Thank you for yhe incredible web site and thank you for sharing Michael\'s story with us. I\'m italian and I\'m a mother of a 27 weeker baby. My douther now is 17 months old and everything is going well.
  In Italy there are so poor info about prematurity (no more than 2/3 w-sites). Your web site is so interesting and sincer...
  I will pray for your child and I wish all well.
  
  
• Name: Laura Sluss
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  Date: Wed Jan 5 06:11:48 GMT-12:00 2005
  Having a premature baby is a frightening experience. But with the grace of God, we can all make it through this journey. You have a wonderful website. Your son Michael is truly a blessing from God. My son Daniel was born at 22 weeks, weighing 1.4. He is a precious from God.
  

• Name: theresa
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  Date: Wed Jan 5 06:44:01 GMT-12:00 2005
  i have a grandaughter born 01/07/2000, she was a 26 weeker wieghed in at 2 lbs 3 oz. we are getting ready to celebrate her 5th birthday this weekend. her name is brooke. she is the love of my life and i thank god dearly for her each day. she has asthma and because of the meds she takes for her asthma very hyper. some people thinks she is \"a brat\" because of this but we sure do love her. having a preemie in your family makes you view life differently. good luck to you and michael. he is beautiful enjoy him.
  
  happy new year
  
  theresa brooke\'s gramma
  
  
• Name: angela
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  Date: Wed Jan 5 06:44:37 GMT-12:00 2005
  Hi Michael. Congratulations on being a survivor. And a big hug to your parents for doing such a wonderful job taking care of you. I have a 23.5 wk preemie born 11/30/99 weighing 1lb 7oz. with a lot of the same difficulties. I have just got up the nerve to try again and am currently 18 weeks pregnant. Hoping for a full term healthy baby this time! Thanks for putting Michael\'s information out there.
  
  
• Name: sue
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  Date: Wed Jan 5 11:51:07 GMT-12:00 2005
  I\'m so sorry you\'ve had such a rough ride - your story bought back the memories of our own NICU time. I\'m glad the help you are getting is improving.
  Sue, mum to preemie twins Alice and Emma
  
  
• Name: Bettina Matsau
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  Date: Thu Jan 6 00:59:04 GMT-12:00 2005
  Thank you for your inspiring message.
  
  I understand that your son is also autistic. I have a 3 year old son who was born at 28 weeks, and has also recently diagnosed autistic.
  May I aks you. What intervention mechanisms do you reccomend to to help a child with autism?
  
  Thanks for your anticipated advice.
  
  Regards,
  Bettina
  
  
• Name: Debbie
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  Date: Thu Jan 13 02:21:03 GMT-12:00 2005
  I stumbled across your site, and wound up reading your entire story in one sitting! How strong of a person you must be to have weathered all you have so far in Michael\'s young life.
  My family went through the NICU experience too, with a 28 weeker, but thankfully our NICU staff was supportive and understanding - had it not been for my son\'s nurses, I don\'t know that I\'d have come out of it sane at all.
  Yoru family is in my prayers - for continued strength and guidance.
  Thanks for sharing your story.
  
  

• Name: Brian Robson
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  Date: Thu Jan 13 14:28:38 GMT-12:00 2005
  Hi Michael,
  I read about you on your Dad\'s bike site. You have the courage of a lion and have shown more bravery in your few years than many people show in their whole lives.
  Your Mam and Dad been so wonderful with all of their support and love for you.
  Thank you and your family for sharing your story.
  Brian
  
  
• Name: helicopterjim
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  Date: Thu Jan 13 20:05:20 GMT-12:00 2005
  What can I say? I want to see the pictures in a dozen years when Michael is on his own Guzzi!!
  
  
• Name: Terry Whitaker
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  Date: Fri Jan 14 02:14:35 GMT-12:00 2005
  Nice site. I admire your patience. Hang in there.
  
  
• Name: Angela Fisher
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  Date: Sat Jan 15 03:48:29 GMT-12:00 2005
  beautiful,touching and emotional.inspirational stuff.
  
  
• Name: Sherry
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  Date: Tue Jan 18 02:31:11 GMT-12:00 2005
  Would just like to say, that as heart wrenching your story was, it was also a comfort. Our son Lewis was 14 weeks old and in hospital with rsv and pnuemonia. Very frightening, the doctors sent him away twice saying he had a cold. which looking back is quite disturbing. He has been home for 2 weeks now, and has got rsv again! I was wondering how common it is to get lung problem after lung problem, but on reading your story it seems, that we should think positive. Any underlying reason for this im sure will be ok. Thinking of you and your family xx
  
  
• Name: Søren Tikkanen
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  Date: Tue Feb 1 14:24:46 GMT 2005
  Dear Michael,
  
  I\'m another of your father\'s Moto Guzzi friends, albeit from Denmark. I\'m also a father of twin boys soon to be 18, so I know the ups and downs of being a parent. Both my sons are healthy, in good shape and they are doing well in senior high school. I have always told them that they should feel blessed having two arms, two legs and a good health, but kids in that age take everything for granted, unfortunately. As a result of that I actually forced them to view your homepage and make comments to it. I can guarantee you that it made think twice about life in general. They even called you a gutsy little fellar, which is a major compliment from them.
  To summarise I\'ll also echo what everybody else has stated on this site: You are a brave little man and with all the loving support from Mom and Dad you will make here in life, no doubt about that.
  
  All the best to you and give Mom and Dad a big hug.
  
  Best wishes from
  Søren Tikkanen and family.
  
  

• Name: = Kathy 
  Coments =  You have really been through the wringer. I worked in
  ababy birthing unit here in Wisconsin and the nurses were never so
  unconcerned as yours were.  I think you did wonderfully by becoming such
  an advocate for your son. We hear a lot of complaints about health care
  here but your story is unlike any of them. Good luck! Kath

• Name: = diane henson
  Coments = hello debby i have read your website and i understand a
  little of what you went through with michael as my son ben was born at
  23 weeks and 6 days, he is now 16 months old and has just been refered
  to the child development centre as he can not sit,crawl,walk eat lumpy
  foods and i also worry about his behaivour,he is also partially sighted
  due to retinopathy of premiturity, i guess i have along way to go before
  we know how being born so early has affected ben, but reading your
  website has prooved to me you can get through anything even if its not
  easy. anyway ben is our miricle and i can see michael is yours! thankyou
  diane and ben
  
  

• Cath
• Email: yorkshirecath2004@yahoo.co.uk
• IP Address: 81.77.133.252
• Date: Fri Jan 27 17:13:48 GMT 2006
• Love the new look too! Michael is growing up so fast!"

• Gray Vehik
• Email: GrVe@fusemail.com
• IP Address: 201.242.184.112
• Date:Fri Jan 27 01:35:40 GMT-12:00 2006
• Good worK. Youve a very nice site where is possible to find interesting information.

• Laurel Martin
• Email: LauMar@locos.com
• IP Address: 202.56.253.183
• Date:</B> Thu Jan 26 11:19:03 GMT-12:00 2006
• Enjoy your site, very helpful and chock full of good memories
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• Naomi
• Email: nomianastasia@hotmail.com
• IP Address: 199.126.247.238
• Date: Sat Nov 26 06:48:58 GMT-12:00 2005
• I saw Michael\'s website on a message board that I post on, and took a look around. And hour later I was still reading his story, and was in tears. His journey in this life has been so incredible. He is a beautiful child who has wonderful parents! Continued blessings for your family and sweet little Michael!

• Leah rock
• Email: 14lrock@metcalfe.k12.ky.us
• IP Address: 64.130.175.174
• Date: Sun Nov 13 07:43:13 GMT-12:00 2005
• I know i am just a kid.I\'m only 10 but I had a bad ocasion with premies because my cosin[close cosin] had a baby early.She weighted 1 lb. 13 o&#122;.But sadly she died 3 weeks after she was born.I will keep you in my prayers

• Crissy Alanis
• Email: luvjoel2002@yahoo.com
• IP Address: 152.163.100.13
• Date: Sat Nov 5 19:01:17 GMT-12:00 2005
• Hi these are wonderful pictures, I have some like that of my Baby Girl Brianna. She is my little miricle she was also born 24 wks. & was weighing 1lb. 8o&#122;. she is now 14 months and very healthy. I thought she was one of the only babies born like that but I saw a lot those 4 1/2 months the hospital. It has been hard cause I\'m a single mother of 2 but I\'m going on for my two little ones.

• lillian levy
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• IP Address: 70.149.123.51
• Date: Thu Sep 29 06:37:59 GMT-12:00 2005
• your story really touched me and i just wanted to take a second to let you know that your beautiful son is so lucky to have a mom with all your strength, a lesser person could not have faced all that w/o becoming a lunatic.

• amanda
• Email: amanda_jane8@msn.com
• IP Address:80.6.150.198
• Date: Thu Sep 22 07:02:30 GMT-12:00 2005
• hello im glad that you have a happy life now since reading this site it made me see there hope for my own baby.its a very hard time when a baby is born early but you have show hope to all.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

• Keri Mosley
• Email: jacobsmom30@yahoo.com
• IP Address:71.244.133.20
• Date: Sun Aug 28 10:03:43 GMT-12:00 2005
• Wonderful site. I am the proud mother of Matthew age 14 and Jacob age 13 both autistic. Jacob also has seizures. God Bless our children!

• Kirsty
• Email: k.addlesee@ntlworld.com
• IP Address: 62.254.0.59
• Date:Mon Aug 1 07:54:48 GMT-12:00 2005
• you looked really cute when you were a baby and i hope you have a really great life Bless it be.

• Lynda Appell
• Email: fennel@mailpuppy.com
• IP Address: 66.153.65.111Date: Fri Jul 29 13:10:43 GMT-12:00 2005
• Wishing Michael and his family well. He\'s a real trooper. 

•  renate mirsch
• Email: rmirsch@hotmail.com
• IP Address: 64.231.198.235
• Date: Wed Jul 27 13:54:39 GMT-12:00 2005
• Hi...I am the grandmother of a l pound 5 oz; 25 week preemie, in  Hamilton Ontario, Canada...The baby is having breathing problems...I wonder if things will get better

• Name: Catherine
• Email: catherinebarford@tiscali.co.uk
• IP Address: 80.225.103.186
• Date: Sun Jun 12 07:29:01 GMT-12:00 2005
• Found your site via Bliss. Had a little girl at 29 weeks last may due to pre-eclampsia. Evie weighed 0.826kg 1lb 13oz;. Only just started looking at premie sites. Amazing site wishing your family health & happiness.

• Tereshin
• Email: tereshinwhite@hotmail.com
• IP Address: 204.108.8.5
• Date: Wed Jun 1 04:16:13 GMT-12:00 2005
• I was thrilled when I came across your webpage.  I have a daughter who was born at 23 weeks and 6 days.  She is still in NICU and I am trying to find people with successful stories like yours.  Thank you for sharing your story and I hope that my daughter will be as lucky as you.

• Jenna
• Email: lilharsman@fuse.net
• IP Address: 66.42.162.121
• Date: Sun May 15 09:37:06 GMT-12:00 2005
• I was born early to and i hope evrything goes ok with this
  
  

• karen hatch
• Email karen.hatch@northampton.ac.uk
• IP Address: 80.43.235.182
• Date: Sun May 15 05:10:29 GMT-12:00 2005
• Thank you so much for your website.  I am a midwifery lecturer and my expertise is the management of Obstetric and Neonatal Complications and Emergencies.  I hope that you will not mind, but I am going to tell my students about your site because I believe they can learn so much from you experiences.  May God bless and keep you.
• Karen

• lekethia
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• IP Address: 68.220.108.213
• Date: Mon May 2 16:40:04 GMT-12:00 2005
• i also have a preemie. she was born at 29 wks and 4 days. she is now 4 months old and getting bigger everyday. i was just searching and stumble over michael\'s site.

• Armin
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• IP Address: 67.4.183.226
• Date: Sun Apr 10 12:21:40 GMT-12:00 2005
• Hello i just thought ur story is ama&#122;ing and this world needs more people like u with all these wars going on and bush looking for oil in Iraq i think we need more caring and supporting people like u.

• Latasha Matchett
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• IP Address: 70.184.4.156
• Date: Wed Apr 6 12:44:28 GMT-12:00 2005
• I\'m a new mother of a twenty four weeks and four days baby girl named Mariah. She has been in the hospital for five months. She had two surgeries on her intestines, laser eye surgery, and she has chronic lung disase. she should be going home soon on oxygen. Its been tough but Mariah is a fighting little girl. I enjoy reading experiences about other premature babies because it gives me hope to know these babies can survive. I don\'t have a email address so I can\'t talk to you personally but I\'m a fighting Mom as well and can say Iknow what you are dealing with. Best Wishes!!!!!!!!

• DAISY NAVARRO
• IP Address:69.232.207.3
• Date: Tue Mar 22 11:39:20 GMT-12:00 2005
• I am so happy that your little angel, Michael is doing good. My son was born very premature too he was born at 25 weeks and weighed only 1 pound 1/2 thank god he is also doing very good.

• stephanie appleby
• IP Address: 169.244.143.114
• Date: Thu Feb 17 00:58:45 GMT-12:00 2005
• I hope he continues his journey healthy.

• vicky litchfield
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• IP Address:
• Date: Sun May 15 06:51:41 GMT-12:00 2005

• From:	"Felicia Burns"
  To:	debby@michaelrigaud.co.uk
  Date:	Sun 02-12-2006 09:03 AM

• Hi debby,
  my son cayden was born january 31st, 2006, with renal failure,hydrops
  fetals and brain bleed grade 3. I am like you were at the begining of your son's
  life totally lost and wounded unsure what to do my son is very sick but
  he is still fighting hard to live. the doctors have advised me of the
  difficult road ahead for cayden if he lives, but i didn't not fully understand
  what they were trying to tell me until i read michael story on your web site.
  I live in the bahamas and we have little or no assistance for childen
  with thise special need, from your experience do you think my child has the
  ability to live a functionaly life.

• From:	"Carl Russell"
  To:	debby@michaelrigaud.co.uk
  Subject:	Just came across your site
  Date:	Sun 02-19-2006 05:58 PM
  Hi   I just came across your site and its wonderful and very well put together. We had our 1st born at 28 weeks in Feb 2003 due to pre-eclampsia and hellp syndrome. Thomas was 2lbs and went through so much in his life.. he was a fighter but after 8MTHS in Neo Natal he died due to septicema. it was the end of a very long journey...     ****His webpage:http://thomas-russell.memory-of.com *****   Please take a look I know exactly how it must have been for you and so pleased to hear your son made it home... thou  i can imagine it must still be hard. I did want to say one thing about the site and please dont take this the wrong way!   The percentages you have for babies born at varous gestations.. yes they look great on paper  the later the gestation the higher chance of your baby coming home!!.. but like in our case Tom was born at 28 weeks and had a high chance of survival.. but he still died.. and as a parent you get told the chances we were told about 80% never thinking about the other 20 %... just thought you could be a little side note next to these as some parents like us.. are going to be dealt the other side of the percentage.   I hope i have not offened you?? I have no intention to do so..... but just seeing from the other side.. wish i didnt have to... but thats life!!  wishing you and  your son health and happiness for the future.   Louise Russell     Nadiajones02@aol.com T hi ,    i am a member of p2p website , after reading your post and clicking on your website i was trully amazed. both you , michael and your family have been on a long hard journey.i felt so many different emotions reading your story.i felt a lot of anger at the way you have been treated, or rather kept in the dark about Michaels conditions.it has been a very moving and touching journey for you.you are such a strong woman , i know you have had to be , it shows how strong your love is for Michael.     with all your going through you have made such an amazing site and a very informative one for other parents. it makes me feel that my problems have been so trivial.my son has had reflux since birth and we have never had the support from d.r's .      wishing you and your family all the best for the future ,you do have an amzing little boy ,he trully has been a fighter.             God bless                Nadia   hu 02-23-2006 01:34PM     Yummy3mummy Tue 02-28-2006 04:39 PM   Having read through your site in floods of tears, wondering how you have managed to get so far faced with such challenges. Every aspect of your journey is beautifully described. Michael is a wonderful boy, this is down to you and your family with your drive and determination to ensure he recieves the best in life. Thank you for your story Love to you all, Rhonda xxx