Since the birth of our son in 2019, he has struggled with SPD, which has affected his ability to sleep and eat. He never slept for more than an hour at a time until he was 2 years 4 months old. Always awakens with episodes of uncontrollable screaming. Always sick because he doesn't eat much.

When you combine the above list with an already exhausted parent, you get someone on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

At times, I felt as if there was no coming back. I thought I'd hit rock bottom. What a waste, I thought, if things had been different, if countries had been different, I would have used all of those skills to make something of myself.