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Quote: Originally posted by alisonmc on 19/7/2011

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We've had an awful month. My mother has been in hospital for 4 weeks which has required daily visits, the last week being in a specialist hospital an hour away. She's due to come home today and we were due to be off on our hols on Saturday to the Lakes and then onto Scotland for 2 weeks. I've been stressed trying to get carers for my Mum who suffers from advanced COPD. All seemed to be sorted then the car broke down and had to be towed to a Ford garage who have had it 3 days and don't seem to have done anything with it yet. Then to top it all my husband was knocked off his pushbike yesterday and has a badly broken leg. He's got an open tib/fib fracture and had to have a rod inserted into his leg. Further operations and complications have been implied so lord only knows when he'll be up and about. So there goes our holiday. Of course I realise he could have been killed and believe me for the hour it took me to get to A&E yesterday every scenario went through my head. But I had to explain to our 10 year old son why we wouldn't be going on our holiday and that was hard. Because basically a car decided that he had to get in front of his Dad on a roundabout in the rain yesterday. Just like I witness everytime I tow the 'van. Caravans and cyclists......why do they do it. The police are involved and the driver is likely to go to court. But that doesn't make me feel any better,

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Oh no, thats awful , I hope you manage to get away somewhere and hope your hubby makes a speedy recovery,

Oh Alison, what a run of bad luck! But also thank heavens that things were no worse for your husband - I was only commenting this morning that there's no way I'd be a city centre cyclist these days, it's just too scary! 

Hope you manage to get a good deal on a holiday cottage instead - we've always done well through http://www.ownersdirect.co.uk/england.htm and http://www.english-country-cottages.co.uk/sites/english-country-cottages/pages/Home.aspx

Quote: Originally posted by alisonmc on 19/7/2011

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Thanks for all your kind words. You're a lovely bunch. I've just cancelled all 4 of our sites and the owners have all been really understanding. I think I've lost about 80 quid in total so it could have been a lot worse. Hubby's not so good today - very angry. I'm about 24 hours ahead of him on that one as he was so drugged up yesterday. Hopefully by tomorrow he'll just be accepting and start working towards his recovery. Thank you all again
Alison x

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That would be the best attitude if you let him know you all could of lost him to a maniac selfish git that needs to be banned for life but will not be so as we know.

But look forward now and not backward only to realise he is alive. He sounds a young dad and hopefully will heal very quickly with the right attitude as anger is not, he will bounce back and you will get a quickie holiday in mybe half term later on. Let you little boy know so he has something to look forward to also.it could well go easier with your little man when he sees his dad home in the plaster as things look different in his own home and he will come to realise his dad will need his help ,get him involved with that and he will help his dad bounce back also.

Look forward not back Alison

What awful bad luck but like you say you still have your husband alive, you could so easily be arranging his funeral.

If you can't get a holiday cottage maybe you could take your lad out on a few day trips?

Sounds like you're having an awful time.  I hope your mum & your hubby both make good progress & you can manage a few days away somewhere.  If you can't, don't feel as though you're letting your son down - kids are more resilient & forgiving in these situations & they tend to accept things, adapt & get on with them better than most adults. 

As Esther has said, you can still try to do a few day trips through the summer & you might even be able to manage a few days in the van at October half term...

Quote: Originally posted by alisonmc on 19/7/2011

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Thanks for all your kind words. You're a lovely bunch. I've just cancelled all 4 of our sites and the owners have all been really understanding. I think I've lost about 80 quid in total so it could have been a lot worse. Hubby's not so good today - very angry. I'm about 24 hours ahead of him on that one as he was so drugged up yesterday. Hopefully by tomorrow he'll just be accepting and start working towards his recovery. Thank you all again
Alison x

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