This the title of a documentary on BBC1 television on Tuesday 10 November at 10.35pm and should be of interest to all those with disabled children as it presents it as it is. Rosa Monkton (best known for being a friend of Princess Diana) has a daughter with Down's syndrome and in this film she meets and interviews other families struggling to raise a disabled child.
In the Radio Times it says:
The emphasis here is deliberately - and courageously -on the hardships that come with caring for disabled children rather than the joys...All the parents - including Monckton - and able-bodied siblings talk freely about their lowest points. Some even admit to thinking about harming their children. It's not easy to watch as families battle to keep it together and prepare for a difficult future.
On Tuesday morning there will be a piece about this on BBC1 Breakfast News (between 8.15am and 9.15am) as Julie Evett, a parent who appears in the film and Rosa Monckton are interviewed.
The documentary should be accessible via the BBC's website for those unable to watch it on television
2 comments:
Gill, you really are a gem.
What would we do without you?
Er...
I have kept up the blog with the aim of keeping myself up to date with events relevant to the CE world as well as others.
It will be interesting to see if there is any reactions in the media or elsewhere, to this documentary, telling it how it is rather looking at 'brave' parents etc.
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