Surgery has a shape. You can prepare for before and after. But the monitoring admission? No shape. Just hours, stacked on top of each other, in a room that smells of hand sanitiser, trying to read your child's face for clues the machines aren't picking up. We came home with no diagnosis. Here's why that still felt like a win.

For parent carers, work isn’t just about income it’s about survival. The balance is delicate, and too often, inflexible systems push us out

Three out of four parents of SEND children must quit or reduce work hours due to lack of support. It’s time for reform.