WOOHOO! It feels like we have crossed the finish line with all the hurdles we have had to face along the way. But, and it’s a big BUT… this is just our first milestone along the way! The hurdles have been many; things to learn, people to see, places to go, ‘n’ all that. This first year has been a steep learning curve for us but with the help of our community we have been able to grow at a steady pace. And we don’t plan on stopping there.

One of our aims was to provide a safe haven. With the help of our Facebook group, Twitter followers and those who have allowed us to feature them on our site and forums we feel that we have achieved that. We can't thank you enough for all the support that we have received. We have built up a wonderful community who can laugh and have fun but also talk about serious issues and support others. It’s easy to feel helpless when trying to help others, and sometimes it’s impossible for us to help in reality, but community members being there for each other has made a difference to many lives.

Another important aim was to provide understanding and care so that others don’t feel so alone. This isn’t an easy thing to do. You can’t make people feel a certain way; sometimes we can help to change how someone feels but this isn’t always the case. But we can try and help. We hope in the past year that we have helped some feel less alone and made them realise that there are others out there that do care and understand.

Ok… so enough of the serious stuff! We can’t believe that we are here… 1 year later… the site may look a little different; we may have changed things around but we are still here. Woohoo! In a sense it’s a relief as they say the first year is the hardest. AND we hope so! It has been hard but it’s also been a LOT of fun and we  want to thank you all for your  support.