Thank you trekkers

Glad to hear you are all home safe and sound. Linz and Julie came home yesterday so just waiting for Kevin to get back from India on Saturday now, can't wait. It has been a wonderful experience to be able to share this incredible journey with you all. Seeing the photos, just literally hours after you had been trekking, reading the blogs from you and all the comments from family and friends has made this very inclusive for those of us at home. I too have to admit to more than a touch of blog/website addiction syndrome.

One of our key objectives when starting out on this project over 18 months ago, was not only to raise essential funds for both charities, but to raise awareness of special needs and the Autistic Spectrum, the children, their families and those who work so tirelessly to support them. I have been overwhelmed and often moved to tears this last week, by the sheer weight of your understanding, compassion and willingness to push yourselves to hell and back to make this trek a success, not for yourselves but for children and families like my own. Such selflessness is not something you see or hear much of in today's world. I also want to thank you for helping me make my own, very personal journey over the last few months. Working with Kevin to organise this trek, getting to know other parents and trekkers, with the growing support and enthusiasm which this project has generated has given me the encouragement and confidence I had needed to stop grieving for the child Jamie might have been, and "to come out" and be proud to say I am a parent of an Autistic Spectrum child. I love him just as he is.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart to each and everyone of you and to all those who have supported and encouraged each of you.

Look forward to seeing you all very soon, Joy.