There was a comment posted on a previous blog that we feel needs addressing. I'm greatly dissapointed that there are people that would judge us so harshley without knowing all the facts! Our family has always been very important to us and our children have always been the center of our lives, sometimes to a fault. This includes Kirbey. We have always tried our best to have as normal a family life as possible for all our girls. The odds are against us just staying togeather. Stats show that 85% of marriages in similar situations end in divorce. We have always hunted down the best possible care and programs that we could find from Calgary to Three Hills to Kelowna to Summerland and had the same intentions to do so in Ireland. God has always provided more than ample care in each case with loving caring people he has put in our lives. We had done lots of asking around on two previous visits to Ireland and were told that there were programs and care here. We were told this by people in health care professions and by people with special needs family. We truley believed this was a safe move for the whole family. The programs for brain injury can vary according to the injury and Kirbey falls inbetween the cracks here. She is not able to function on a level that is needed for what is offered here and a nursing home was suggested and we of course said no. Ireland is changing and trying to meet the need of all but this is a long way off. We were told at least 10-15 years.As for Kirbey staring at 4 walls, we have kept her busy as much as we could and this is one of the reasons we are coming home because to care for Kirbey properly is taking both of us and this limits Garys ministry. I do not feel I need to justify this any further. Whoever left this comment does not know us well, does not know how much we love our children and our Lord and are trying to serve both the best we can. Maybe we can sit down with you one day and clear things up for you.