Furgurnie - I hope everything went smoothly and your little girl is recovering nicely. Hugs for Emma and her Mummy too. Once you are settled back at home, if you have any hints or tips about handling what must have been a very tough day, I would be most interested to hear them.

We had our surgery date confirmed today as the 11th August, and I feel sick just thinking about it. I am glad that we don't have to wait until the 26th August though as I would tie myself up in knots more than I already have. And the sooner that we start treatment, the sooner our baby girl will be on the road to recovery.

Does anyone know if we are allowed to ask on here whether anyone has used a particular surgeon and/or hospital?

Jackie - What a shock for everything to have happened so quickly for you. I feel like everything is moving so fast and I have had time to research and prepare myself as best I can. I can't imagine having had only one day to prepare like you did.

We have a big 1st birthday planned for our daughter's birthday on 8th August so I am trying just to stay focused on that for the moment. We also moved forward her 1st birthday cake smash photo session to last Wednesday in case her surgery was earlier than anticipated. I am flat out editing her photos from the cake smash...it's a welcome distraction at the moment as it's hard not to think about what is ahead for our baby girl. I do the occasional client photo session but this was my first cake smash and it was so much fun! I'm so glad that we were able to do that before her cast goes on as they will be great photos for her to look back on.

I hope that the precious bubs are all doing well and continuing to smile despite these challenges.

Donna