what the draft letter of claim means to me...

I can feel a ray of kindness creeping into my soul. Last night I felt a lightening, a movement towards opening up to a possibility of not always feeling this anger that has remained with my through my journey towards justice for my son.

I have just received a copy of the draft letter of claim to be sent to the Trust. I feel, well there is always the anger: at myself for not handling labour differently; at the hospital for their inexperience resulting in S's brain damage and the complete denial of any wrong doing; but that aside relief. I feel relief. 8 years and now I have something that tells the Trust what they did wrong - although my letters of complaint do that too but they refused to listen to me so I had to ask a barrister to do it. I feel - and huge thanks to my mum and my brother for their support, without which I would not be feeling this today - that I have achieved something positive. That out of despair there is some hope that things are going to be ok in the end. That is all I could ever ask for.