Who wants to cheer up a very poorly child?

Jo:

Awww bless them. We did indeed receive a postcard last week from NZ thank you😊😊Ren is doing really well thank you. Needs to start gaining weight again but his condition is being managed well with medication atm. He’ll need cameras and scans regularly but he’s certainly on the right road 😊😊😊

I asked after Seryn:

she’s had a few wobbles but I’m trying to be more conscious about this…it’s certainly been harder being home than I anticipated if I’m honest…

And I asked after Jo herself:

Yeah OK atm…I have moments…thursday was a very bad day…but I’m OK overall

Again: Thank you. Legends, the lot of you.

@Cougar how are Ren & family getting on? Hope they’re all doing OK 🙂

Ee, blimey. How kind of you to ask.

The kids both started a new school this month, in Year 10 or whatever that is in old money. Jo posted a ‘back to school’ photo, they both looked about as thrilled as they would be if they were going for a root canal.

Completely coincidentally, we’re going to visit them at the weekend. I’ll report back next week.

Shared with permission:

Ren is a year or so older than his sister but they’re in the same scholastic year now as he’s been allowed to retake a year to cover all the school he’s missed.

Ha, yeah they both looked thrilled 😆

Glad he’s doing OK. Enjoy your visit.

FAIL : Weeds growing among the slate

On the upside,

There have been issues with bullying. This is a new school, new start for both of them together.

FAIL : Weeds growing among the slate

😂 I think they’ve been otherwise preoccupied. Just for you, I’ll pull ’em up on Saturday.

I’m back.

Ren is doing OK. He’s desperately underweight despite having the appetite of a typical teenage boy. His largest concern at the moment seems to be the lackluster Internet connection (he ‘only’ gets 100Mbps in his bedroom).

Seryn is at the ‘raging at the world’ phase of teenage-ism, though there’s been bullying issues so there is that. She stormed off at one point, slammed her bedroom door, then immediately opened it and slammed it again harder in case we missed it the first time. Jo was in hysterics. (Joking aside, I think she’s really struggling with everything having been about her brother.)

Jo’s good. She’s recently got a new fella after being single forever, we met him and he seems a thoroughly decent chap. He’s the guy who created the GoFundMe back on the first page here, I figured it’s the most elaborate way to get into someone’s pants I’ve ever seen.

I took them to an escape room:

Again, thanks for asking. I told her the forum was asking after them and… I don’t think she still quite gets it. 😁

Great, thanks for the update.

Sounds like some good progress, I hope he continues to do well & good that Mum’s happy with the new man.

Bullying sucks, hope it gets sorted and yeah must be tough to have all the focus on your brother the whole time at that age.

Congrats on rescuing some teddies 🙂

Looks like you escaped with the bear necessities

Sorry, I will leave quietly