BUPA 60th Thailand Challenge

I don’t think I can explain in words how I am feeling today. I am normally a fairly level headed kind of girl, take most things in my stride, however quite emotional! Well today was the day I lost it! After we had finished painting the ceiling at the girls home we went and got some plants for the garden whilst the boys shopped for bikes etc. The garden was at the temporary home for the babies and where ‘Hippo’ is. She is a little girl who was born at 6 months and then orphaned. They don’t know yet if she had aids but has a misshaped head and is obviously a little under developed, but just gorgeous as you can see from the photo. As we were doing the garden I thought I would just pop in for a cuddle but she was on a machine getting medication, and that was it for me I just had to go outside and have a good cry as I felt so helpless! I went back later in the afternoon and took her for a walk and she fell asleep on me, for all you mums out there you know how that feels! Later in the afternoon we went to the leaving ceremony that the kids had put on for us, you would not believe the emotional mess we were all in. My eyes are still puffy and was not helped by reading the other blogs. They say real men don’t cry well the guys we have had with us this week are real men and it was heartbreaking to see them so upset. However it brings it home that we all have so much to give others even if you don’t think you have. We came overe here expecting to give but we are taking home much more. I only hope that when the six weeks are over we don’t forget this opportunity we have been given and can carry on supporting the children in any way we can because if anything we have learnt that a smile. a cuddle, a game of football. a packet of haribos can change a life