"My Nan says that my Mum and Dad loved me but they just made some bad choices."

"My Nan says that my Mum and Dad loved me but they just made some bad choices."

Ella is a mature and loving 7 year old. She has lived with her Nan and her two teenage aunts since she was 2 years old. On a recent respite holiday at Mirabel House she told a new-found friend that her Mum and Dad loved her but they just made some bad choices. She showed photos of happier times with her parents before the drugs took over. She talked openly about her Mum’s funeral that took place just four months after her Dad’s funeral when she was just 4. She shared her story with Mirabel’s specialist workers and talked fondly of her aunts who take such an interest in her life. While she splashed in the shallows at the beach, Ella’s grandmother had her first break from parenting Ella for more than 4 years. She used the time to have her haircut and go to dinner with some friends that she hasn’t seen for several years. She said that the feeling of freedom gave her a new lease on life and replenished the energy needed to be the best she can be for her beautiful granddaughter.