tough

This week has been a really tough week. There is a lot that I can't say on here. The short version is that a child was placed with us. It very quickly became apparent that we could not meet their needs. We had only been told a small amount about them rather than the full picture. Had we have known the full picture we would not have accepted the placement. With the help of a professional (outside of social services) who worked with the child, we were able to have them moved to another placement. We have come to realise that an awful lot was done wrongly before the placement happened, and since it breaking down we have no support from the channels we should have done. Thankfully friends and family have gathered round and offered their support. We have been left hurting and broken from the experience. We are taking some time to return to a sense of normality and then will make a decision about what we do for the future. Needless to say my CFS has suffered big time through the experience, I am at a low that I have not been at since the beginning of the year,maybe even before that. Many symptoms have returned like unwelcome friends. I am hoping I can manage them well so that they can disappear quickly!