So over the last 4 weeks I have had an urge to write on here. But have avoided it due to what happened.
What happened was that my brother Liam Clayton was in a car accident. A serious one.
It was Tuesday 4th August. I got a phonecall of Mum at about 2.30am. I think the bottom of my world fell away in the moment.
After the initial shock, tears and worry. I began to feel stronger. I started to cope. Liam was still in a bad way but I started to think positive. He had to have this amazing treatment called ECMO. I say amazing because it worked for him but it was a gamble. Glenfield hospital is the only hospital in the UK that offers ECMO to adults. There are only 5 machines and they cost over £5,000 a day to work; that doesn't include the Doctors salaries, the medicine or anything else needed. I can't quite get over just how lucky Liam was to be have this treatment available to him.
I guess anyone reading this will find it... lacking of emotion. That's because I don't think I'm ready to fully think or consider my feelings about the accident and what happened etc. Especially not the fact I could've lost him.
All I will say for now, is that I am unbelievably happy that he's on the mend.
And perhaps this goes without saying... I love him so so much.
What happened was that my brother Liam Clayton was in a car accident. A serious one.
It was Tuesday 4th August. I got a phonecall of Mum at about 2.30am. I think the bottom of my world fell away in the moment.
After the initial shock, tears and worry. I began to feel stronger. I started to cope. Liam was still in a bad way but I started to think positive. He had to have this amazing treatment called ECMO. I say amazing because it worked for him but it was a gamble. Glenfield hospital is the only hospital in the UK that offers ECMO to adults. There are only 5 machines and they cost over £5,000 a day to work; that doesn't include the Doctors salaries, the medicine or anything else needed. I can't quite get over just how lucky Liam was to be have this treatment available to him.
I guess anyone reading this will find it... lacking of emotion. That's because I don't think I'm ready to fully think or consider my feelings about the accident and what happened etc. Especially not the fact I could've lost him.
All I will say for now, is that I am unbelievably happy that he's on the mend.
And perhaps this goes without saying... I love him so so much.
