Being a single mother takes strength, faith and courage, but most of all, faith.
I think one of the hardest things about being a single mum is when your children are sick or not well and you don't have anyone to give you a hug and just say "it's going to be alright", no one to just reassure you and help carry your worries. As I look back over these last 25 or so years, right up to today, that feeling of being overwhelmed with emotion at receiving upsetting news that one of your children isn't well, never leaves you no matter how old your children get. Tears flow down your cheeks, you pray fervently that everything will be fine, but then that doubt creeps in, especially when you are sleep-deprived, and then it takes every bit of faith that you have to stop you from going under with the weight of worry and wishing with all your heart that whatever it is that's not right with your child, would just be taken away and their health is perfect. As I said, in times like that, you could really do with a big hug and to be able to look into tha...