and I want to extend my sincere appreciation to you all for contribution in easing the finical burden we have been faced, the messages and the loving support I needed the most to not feel so alone.
8 January 2025
With another month gone since I posted, Jakobie had been fighting the OCD to get home, it's been 6 months and we have had challenging periods but he managed a trip home for 7 days at Christmas.
Back home, he could engage in normal day-to-day activities with his siblings and see grandparents and extended family members.
Being together as a family and watching Jakobie smile and laugh was the best Christmas gift for us all.
Since being back in the hospital he has been struggling, the days are long being school holidays, So Jakobie is currently staying in my apartment in Christchurch with his little brother and myself for added support and to encourage him to keep fighting, another home visit is scheduled on Friday 10th January for 5 days.
He is still eating, sleeping and resting well, therapy sessions are still in place.
We are currently looking into support in Dunedin for when Jakobie is discharged from Christchurch and returns home full time which we are hoping will be approaching soon.
The ocd is still very much there but he is healthy and trying his best.
I have learnt a lot about this mental illness along the way and with both Jakobies skills and knowledge he has been taught and what I now know I am sure to some extent we will be able to intercept the thoughts and urges as they arise.
I will be paying your generosity forward in the future to another family who is in need.
Thank you
Happy New Year, stay safe and be kind to each other much love from our family to yours xx
