Back from a bit of a problematic holiday in Cornwall!

Hi everyone! There has been alot going on and I will try to catch up on all the threads soon! We have just arrived back from Cornwall exhausted!

The 1st problem to hit us was on Sunday when I didn't feel well so we returned from the beach. I went into the cottage to rest only to have Steve (who lives at the farm) rush in to say my eldest had dislocated his knee on the trampoline. It was a really bad dislocation (his knee cap was around the wrong side and I know how painful that is having done it a few times myself). They had called the ambulance and they had to give him lots of drugs to make the 50 minute journey to Truro (the only A&E hospital in the whole of Cornwall!) where they eventually put the knee back in and he had to have a full plaster from top of the leg to bottom. We were there 6 hours - they were so busy with the Bank Holiday injuries. Luckily we have been going to the cottage for 14 years and are good friends with the owners who kindly looked after the other children. We managed to buy a second hand wheelchair from the small ads so we could still go for our walks.

On Wednesday the other two children nearly drowned at Mousehole. Terry had returned to the car as he had lost his camera, I was pushing the wheelchair and just behind me my 3 year old slipped into a deep pool off the sea down a slippy bank and then my middle son jumped in to save him. Unfortunately in the panic the little one pulled the middle one under the water and in seconds they were in trouble. I had to abandon the eldest in his wheelchair and jump in and save them. It was so scary! I then couldn't lift them out as it was so slippy and to just try to keep them still so I didn't fall. Both myself and my eldest were shouting for help and people were just staring then walking away. Eventually a wonderful man ran down from the cafe and got us out. We were all wet but OK although my 3 year old never wants to go fishing again!

So the week went on - bad weather (except the day we spent in the hospital!), rude staff at the Porthcurno Telegraph Museum, queues all the way home meaning we had to keep getting off the main route because of the pain in my eldest's leg - I don't really feel like we had a holiday. But we did enjoy the bits in between and I hope you will like the photos!!!

Wow Stephanie!! i thought i had problems in the lakes!!!  He must have dislocated that knee badly?? did he break and bones too?? sounds that way if he had full cast. Nasty.

I bet the weather was worse in the Lakes though!! i've never seen as much rain in my life!!

Anyway, its good to see you back now.

Nice to see you back safe and, hopefully sound, stephanie. As Alan said, you'll now need a break to get over it.  Your comment----Both myself and my eldest were shouting for help and people were just staring then walking away.....

What an indictment of some people today. Unbelievable, but there it is. Glad you made it safely back home.

I'm sorry to hear about your Cornish catastrophe, Shirley.

Cornwall is lovely when the weather's fine, but I suppose everywhere is miserable in the rain. Your son has my sympathy - I've only got a plaster cast on my arm and that's unpleasant enough. Having your leg in plaster is horrible!

Now you're back at home, make sure you take it easy!

  Stephanie that's awful!  What is your eldest son's name?  I hope he recovers soon.  I was horrified to read that people actually heard you call for help, saw you in need and chose to walk away!  Honestly, what is WRONG with people?

Any way, all's well that ends well, but I agree with Alan you must feel you need a vacation to recover from your vacation!

  This smiley says it all.  How on earth can people just walk away? Even if they thought it was just kids fooling around, you always go and check. I am disgusted.

And my heart goes out to your oldest lad. A full leg cast  , I can only begin to imagine. How long does he have to keep it on?

As for the rude employees at the museum, I must say that at 49, I am courageous enough now to say something to either them or to their boss. If they don't care to be polite and friendly, they have no reason to be working in that kind of job.

The weather, well, that you have to live with, the other stuff no.

Prayers for your eldest, and also for your other two, that they don't suffer any long term fear of the water.

We're glad you are back Stephanie.