CRUEL BETRAYAL
Opening my mouth, I let out a big yawn, feeling utterly exhausted.
It was June 2018, and I was sat on the sofa after a sleepless night.
As a single mum, taking care of two lads had taken it out of me, especially as they were both autistic and had epilepsy.
Back in 2000, at just two days old, my son Peter had started having fits.
In and out of the hospital for various tests, he was eventually diagnosed with epilepsy at just a year old.
As he grew, I noticed he wasn’t developing the same as other kids – Peter wouldn’t interact with people, and never learnt to talk.
Finally, at five years old, he was diagnosed with autism.
