Geshan & Thishya

Geshan & Thishya’s story This is about our son, Geshan Wijethunge. He is turning seven years old on 6 October 2007 and he is the most adorable, good-looking kid we have ever seen. Geshan was born in Sri Lanka and at birth we and our doctors could not see any abnormalities in him. But at the age of three to four months, he did not seem to be meeting his milestones, which made us worried. We took him to a paediatric specialist. He assessed Geshan, but could not find anything wrong and co...

August 4th, 2010 | Categories: Stories, Stories-mirror

Jack & Ben

Jack & Ben’s story I never felt much different from those around me. Faye and I were in our twenties and, like many couples and friends of our age, were facing the prospect of being parents for the first time. We quickly got used to the idea, doing all of the responsible things. No alcohol and only healthy, organic food. I did my best to accommodate Faye’s backaches, giving her back massages each night, and of course we began picking names – Jack or Tom for a boy and Mia for a girl...

August 4th, 2010 | Categories: Stories, Stories-mirror