My eyes won’t stop dripping – is the phrase Tommy uses to explain to me why he’s crying. Well my eyes have been really dripping this week. I am so proud of my little inspiration and his sister ( his parents make me cry too!). A group of limb different children and their families showed us what positive thinking, love, and a bit of ingenuity can do. Watching two 4 year olds high five one another with their ‘little arms’, seeing children with one hand swinging on apparatus, watching fireman bend down and hold hoses so these children can do it themselves. Laughter, friendships formed, questions asked, hopes and fears shared. People giving up their time to share their experiences, genuine smiles from complete strangers as opposed to the stares we sometimes get. We were loud, proud and not easy to miss. These children had ‘found their tribe’ and it showed in the beams on their faces.

Reading feedback on the day led to even more eye dripping.

We thanked blue watch at Parkway @syfr for making our children feel special, for playing with them ( not to mention all thoughtful touches – a fire engine from the emergency museuem in Sheffield driven by a volunteer – Bob, so they could have a ride in a real fire engine, sweets to take with them to see Paw Patrol, not to mention the bag of doughnuts and cookies that appeared in the middle of the afternoon ( think that was Ljs favourite bit) ) for making them giggle, just priceless to watch.

All of this captured on video by Josh from Walnut Creative who have supported us since we formed LimbBo.

My overriding feeling from the day was just the sheer kindness we were shown by everyone. It is so important for these limb different child and their siblings to realise that yes they are different but differences can be celebrated and not just seen as a problem. Tommy’s favourite saying is ‘I can do it’ and do you know what – he can.

LimbBo will continue us to grow, we will continue to spread our message – our book is available from our website, we continue to create 3 D printed arms, with support from Team Unlimbited and there will be more get togethers ( no Katie I still won’t go camping).

I’m making jewellery to raise funds – quick preview here and I’ll blog about that later this week – think Christmas presents everyone 😃its been an amazing 5 months so a huge thank you to everyone who has supported us so far x