(Louis wanted to write on the blog, here is his account of how he feels........)


Hello,

its Louis, Toby's brother. And I would like to tell you about our life during the past year.

Firstly, I have never seen my mum and dad work harder in my life .

Mum was getting up at about half past five every day, finishing off raffle ticket sales and arranging other events, answering emails, saying thank you and balloon launch found tickets and going to work!. But also she couldn't sleep because she had and still has so much on her mind about Toby and some other things that were going on, I still don't know how on earth she manages. Secondly, Dad is an amazing dad to me( and to Toby ) he used to stay up until gone midnight completing my brothers website and answering emails , and yet he was still up and out  at eight o clock the next morning to go to work  - and he works really hard! . Some people have tried to suggest it, but never once have I felt that they love Toby more than they love me, and never, have I felt that they pay more attention to Toby than me, he just needs a bit more looking after, and that is one of the many skills my Mum and Dad have.

Whenever we used to go to the mall and I would see other children looking and pointing at Toby and asking their parents why is he in a wheelchair, but now,  after the mammoth hill our family have climbed, I look forward to the day when we can go to the mall and see Toby walking around and running in and out the shops and not being restrained in his wheelchair.

He is a incredibly strong brother to me and all the things he has overcome and had done to him, I will always be there for him, he will always know that I love him and I know that he loves me.

I now just cannot wait for the day to come when he comes home telling me he has scored his first goal at football training or him coming home from school ( I know the next bit is a bit naughty ) after having been told off by the head teacher for being bad,  because then I will realise that finally he has come out of his shell at school. 

Some people think of Toby as a quiet little boy,  I know Toby as a troublesome, naughty, loud mouthed and cheeky Toby who is a amazing brother to me and without him, their would be no me, and my family would not be complete.

He makes us all laugh and I don't know where on earth he gets his cheeky-ness from. He is a great brother and I know he feels the same about me.

Thank you to all the nice people who made my dreams come true, my little brother has always been my best friend, but now he is my best friend who can walk!!!   Louis.