The police The ambulance arrived from nowhere I cried and cried I cried
I did not even see her go They took her away after all that we had gone through I did not even see the ambulance go she went she has gone to nowhere I know I cried I cried
I felt I would not see her again she had gone gone and who would get me there to where? she had gone.
No one told me No one knew to tell me
I needed to know .......
but I got to visit her out there. "We need toys in psychiatric hospitals so my sister can play, um when mum is well not there." Jordan 8 years old NNAAMI member (For some parents, a young person may not be able to express much when they are small but a toy can be the greatest vehicle for even a short discussion that bridges the gap from aloneness and madness… to reality) Send a Donation now to the NNAAMI 'Toys and Hope' Appeal P.O. Box 213 Glen Iris 3146 Toys With A Purpose
They have coped with this madness all the time But when they visit an alien place these kids need something to mediate the time when mum's brain fades right out of it. A toy can be comfort. A toy can be real. A toy can help a Kid, speak out all that is unseen.
A link between worlds. A link between illness. An expression between you and me.
No parent should see a child without joy. No child should see a parent without hope.
A toy can provide some link to the hope only a child can see. A toy can be a great for these kids in despair and it's a really good way to share.
This Christmas share some hope.
Send a Donation now to the NNAAMI 'Toys and Hope' Appeal P.O. Box 213 Glen Iris 3146 Help assist NNAAMI to provide baskets of toys in psychiatric inpatient family visiting rooms across Victoria, along with support and practical assistance to children and young people who have a mentally ill parent.
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