We went to a wedding last week. We've known the bride's parents, David and Siobhan for donkey's years, they are truly remarkable people.
For example, when her own children were small, Siobhan came across a little boy who was profoundly deaf. He had all sorts of behavioral problems and was virtually 'locked' into his own silent world. She somehow managed to unofficially organise things so that he lived with her family for most of the time, she learned to sign and so, almost subconsciously, did the rest of the family.
She made huge allowances for him, and cut him yards of slack, but he never knew that. As far as he was concerned he had to toe the same line as everyone else. Years passed, and by the time he reached adulthood, he
was the same as everyone else. He came to the wedding, and he brought along 3 profoundly deaf youngsters...
Making a world of difference to that young man's life was just something she did in the side, while juggling a job, a family, and a dozen other charitable causes.
That's her on the left, the young man is the one in the blue tie, and her husband David is on the far right, I'll tell you a bit about him later.
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