First, Thank Goodness my Sister and Brother in Law came for an overnight visit, as I was able to use her iPad to access Huff Post UK and read Catherine's piece. Well Done Your Royal Highness!! I especially liked the part of how when talking to those helped by Action On Addiction or The Art Room during her first years as a Royal, she realized many who suffer from Mental Health Issues, those Issues have their roots in Childhood because it is so very true and sadly I know far too well myself. It's the reason I don't use the B word and call it what it is : Abuse. Considering the Hell I went through, it's amazing I didn't have a breakdown or come away in a wheelchair or both!!
Reason I say the second part of that is due to the kids taking vicious advantage of my limited vision and "helping" me down the stairs and into lockers several times a day.
Thanks to that, I suffer from PTSD and I have lost count how many times over the years when someone has done something, usually sneaking up from behind and doing the "Gotcha!!" thing which can trigger a minor to full blown Panic Attack, I have been told to either "Get over it" or "When are you going to grow up?" due to my "overreacting to what happened...." I wish it was that easy and I also battle Depression as well and have also been told to just "Focus on the happy things..." It doesn't work that way sadly and while people are starting to change, there's still such a long way to go in awareness.
Which is why it is SO important what HRH is doing w/tackling Mental Health Issues, but especially among our Young People. She is someone People will listen and pay attention to, which was made abundantly clear on Wednesday w/all of the reaction to her Guest Editing of the Huffington Post UK to launch the Young Lives Matter campaign. As I said, Well Done Your Royal Highness!!
Hereditary Princess, I'm glad to hear you're getting help battling your Demons. While I don't know what form your Depression takes, if you ever need a shoulder to lean on, I'm only a PM away.
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Thanks!!
I was talking to a Cousin, who was a Pediatric Physio until Breast Cancer found her, about The Art Room the other day. She still tries to help by checking out various Organizations for our Children's Treatment Centre, since she has more free time to do that than her former workmates do, and as she saw who their Royal Patron was decided to pick my brains about it. During our chat I directed her to Place2Be as another Organization she might be interested in looking into, as I know all too well how Disabled Kids are prime targets in their Schools.
Which is why she was interested in these, now two, Organizations. They're looking into various ways and methods to use in helping the kids express what's going on, especially the non verbal kids w/Severe Cerebral Palsy. So knowing me as she does, and knowing the interest I'd have in such Organizations because of Kate's Patronage, decided to have that little chat w/me.
As I told her, from what I've seen and learned, there would be quite a few programs they run, that could be used w/her "Kids" here. She's going to contact both and see what happens from there. Anyway, there's another example of just what Kate supporting these Organizations as Royal Patron can do. A tiny pebble can create many ripples.
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Thanks for informing us on those, Rudolph. I think they both sound like great events for Catherine, she's excellent with children. Even before she had George and Charlotte, I've thought that she's rather natural with them (not that I'm saying those without children aren't good with them, of course).
Yes, she is. And I can't understand people (both here and in the media) who calls her boring and false.kate is such a natural...
And other than brooches, when I look at the Queen when she was young, there is not so very much difference in the two. JMO.
When I look at Kate, I see a young woman who is kind, down to earth and great with people/kids.
