Donna I really appreciate your words of advice, you speak from experience, so you really know the best thing to do. I was very sorry to hear that you went through this ordeal yourself with your daughter, but so thrilled to hear she recovered, I am sorry if this thread brought it all back to you, but thankful for your words of wisdom.

I never realised myself how islolated a really sick child can become, and I will do my best to keep Melissa in contact with Daphne, I donot think her prognosis is good, but miracles do happen, so please all PT people pray for one for this little child.

She is not a close friend of Melissa's in the way that I never have met her or her parents, in other words she has not come to our home, but Melissa likes her and cares for her obviously.

Melissa said something today, we were shopping and she asked her Dad if she could please have these miniature playing cards, They were only a dollar , but Dad hesitated, she told him she had spent her last money on her dying friends birthday, this made me realise that she does indeed know what is really happening here.

Once again many thanks to all for your kind words and advice, this is what i love about PT, there are people here with wealth of experience in everything life has to offer, good and bad, and one is never too old to learn or listen.