Karen Macpherson #MDANT
@karenmac10.bsky.social
Mum of Award Winner & #MDANT @alexmac06.bsky.social who has severe cerebral palsy & constantly makes us proud #MoodyTeenager #Superhero #BeMoreAlex 🦸🏻♂️
https://www.justgiving.com/page/alexmac2025
https://www.justgiving.com/page/alexmac2025
Thats @alexmac06.bsky.social off to school for his very last day after 17 years!😢
Trying to keep it together but an emotional day
Got summer holidays to try & keep him occupied before he starts college in September!! Onwards and upwards
#ProudMum
(📷2011 when he started full time vs today)
Trying to keep it together but an emotional day
Got summer holidays to try & keep him occupied before he starts college in September!! Onwards and upwards
#ProudMum
(📷2011 when he started full time vs today)
July 22, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Thats @alexmac06.bsky.social off to school for his very last day after 17 years!😢
Trying to keep it together but an emotional day
Got summer holidays to try & keep him occupied before he starts college in September!! Onwards and upwards
#ProudMum
(📷2011 when he started full time vs today)
Trying to keep it together but an emotional day
Got summer holidays to try & keep him occupied before he starts college in September!! Onwards and upwards
#ProudMum
(📷2011 when he started full time vs today)
Dropped @alexmac06.bsky.social off at his new college for his taster day…Yes, my boy is GOING TO COLLEGE in September🤩 #MegaProudMum
Thought I’d check out the beach in Morecambe for a bit of🪁flying but sand too wet then the heavens opened…so now trying to dry out with a brew+ sea view!!
Thought I’d check out the beach in Morecambe for a bit of🪁flying but sand too wet then the heavens opened…so now trying to dry out with a brew+ sea view!!
July 14, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Dropped @alexmac06.bsky.social off at his new college for his taster day…Yes, my boy is GOING TO COLLEGE in September🤩 #MegaProudMum
Thought I’d check out the beach in Morecambe for a bit of🪁flying but sand too wet then the heavens opened…so now trying to dry out with a brew+ sea view!!
Thought I’d check out the beach in Morecambe for a bit of🪁flying but sand too wet then the heavens opened…so now trying to dry out with a brew+ sea view!!
19 years, 4 months and counting!!
But even though it’s affecting my health at the moment, I’ll always be there for my boy ❤️ #ProudMum #SENDMum #HesMyHero @alexmac06.bsky.social
But even though it’s affecting my health at the moment, I’ll always be there for my boy ❤️ #ProudMum #SENDMum #HesMyHero @alexmac06.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 11:44 AM
19 years, 4 months and counting!!
But even though it’s affecting my health at the moment, I’ll always be there for my boy ❤️ #ProudMum #SENDMum #HesMyHero @alexmac06.bsky.social
But even though it’s affecting my health at the moment, I’ll always be there for my boy ❤️ #ProudMum #SENDMum #HesMyHero @alexmac06.bsky.social
My ‘bed’ for the night…again 🤦🏻♀️ Sleep or no sleep 🤔
At least sleeping beauty seems to be on the mend thankfully @alexmac06.bsky.social
At least sleeping beauty seems to be on the mend thankfully @alexmac06.bsky.social
May 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
My ‘bed’ for the night…again 🤦🏻♀️ Sleep or no sleep 🤔
At least sleeping beauty seems to be on the mend thankfully @alexmac06.bsky.social
At least sleeping beauty seems to be on the mend thankfully @alexmac06.bsky.social
Going to be very strange not going back.. we’ve spent a lot of time there over the years, from clinics.. to routine surgery to make his life better… to saving his life when things got really bad, they are all very special people there ❤️
Bit of an emotional day today on my last ever visit to @alderhey.nhs.uk 😢…a lot of memories there, some bad & scary but mostly good-I’ve been very well looked after over the last 19 years,
but it’s time to move to adult hospitals now😳
Had to pay the Tin Man a final visit😎 #BeMoreAlex
but it’s time to move to adult hospitals now😳
Had to pay the Tin Man a final visit😎 #BeMoreAlex
May 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Going to be very strange not going back.. we’ve spent a lot of time there over the years, from clinics.. to routine surgery to make his life better… to saving his life when things got really bad, they are all very special people there ❤️
I’ve lost count how many times I’ve seen The Alarm/Mike Peters over the years…so sad that his battle against cancer could not be won, he will be greatly missed 💔 Rest easy Mike
April 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I’ve lost count how many times I’ve seen The Alarm/Mike Peters over the years…so sad that his battle against cancer could not be won, he will be greatly missed 💔 Rest easy Mike
Soooooo…. After a day spent in 2 A&Es (we needed urology so had to go back to Preston hospital), we’ve got another nights stay to look forward to 🤦🏻♀️
as the Drs just want to keep an eye on his fluid levels overnight #AnotherNightOfNoSleep
( I swear this kid was sent to try me 😂)
as the Drs just want to keep an eye on his fluid levels overnight #AnotherNightOfNoSleep
( I swear this kid was sent to try me 😂)
April 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Soooooo…. After a day spent in 2 A&Es (we needed urology so had to go back to Preston hospital), we’ve got another nights stay to look forward to 🤦🏻♀️
as the Drs just want to keep an eye on his fluid levels overnight #AnotherNightOfNoSleep
( I swear this kid was sent to try me 😂)
as the Drs just want to keep an eye on his fluid levels overnight #AnotherNightOfNoSleep
( I swear this kid was sent to try me 😂)
We have smiles!!! 😍
After a night of no sleep, we’re waiting on results of a CT scan of his bowels to see what happens next…. 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞 nothing serious!!! @alexmac06.bsky.social
After a night of no sleep, we’re waiting on results of a CT scan of his bowels to see what happens next…. 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞 nothing serious!!! @alexmac06.bsky.social
April 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
We have smiles!!! 😍
After a night of no sleep, we’re waiting on results of a CT scan of his bowels to see what happens next…. 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞 nothing serious!!! @alexmac06.bsky.social
After a night of no sleep, we’re waiting on results of a CT scan of his bowels to see what happens next…. 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞 nothing serious!!! @alexmac06.bsky.social
Thanks everyone got your messages, @alexmac06.bsky.social finally got a bed in A&E at about 1am…had tests, seen some drs waiting for more drs… oh and he’s still wide awake!!!! Mind you I won’t get much sleep in a chair anyway 🤦🏻♀️ #ICantGetNoSleep
Well we hadn’t planned to be in A&E with Alex this evening.. he should have been at respite 😢 #LongWait #StressedParents
April 26, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Thanks everyone got your messages, @alexmac06.bsky.social finally got a bed in A&E at about 1am…had tests, seen some drs waiting for more drs… oh and he’s still wide awake!!!! Mind you I won’t get much sleep in a chair anyway 🤦🏻♀️ #ICantGetNoSleep
Well we hadn’t planned to be in A&E with Alex this evening.. he should have been at respite 😢 #LongWait #StressedParents
April 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Well we hadn’t planned to be in A&E with Alex this evening.. he should have been at respite 😢 #LongWait #StressedParents
Sunday was a nice day for a walk in the country…made me realise how lucky I was to grow up in such beautiful surroundings!! Didn’t really appreciate it back then 😂
April 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Sunday was a nice day for a walk in the country…made me realise how lucky I was to grow up in such beautiful surroundings!! Didn’t really appreciate it back then 😂
Happy days … On This Day 2019 ❤️❤️❤️ #WalkingHandInHandWithMyBoy😍
Think it’s time we got a new trike and try & undo the effects of puberty since then which messed with his joints & muscles, made worse by lockdown🤦🏻♀️ Growing can be really cruel with cerebral palsy
#MySuperhero
Think it’s time we got a new trike and try & undo the effects of puberty since then which messed with his joints & muscles, made worse by lockdown🤦🏻♀️ Growing can be really cruel with cerebral palsy
#MySuperhero
April 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Happy days … On This Day 2019 ❤️❤️❤️ #WalkingHandInHandWithMyBoy😍
Think it’s time we got a new trike and try & undo the effects of puberty since then which messed with his joints & muscles, made worse by lockdown🤦🏻♀️ Growing can be really cruel with cerebral palsy
#MySuperhero
Think it’s time we got a new trike and try & undo the effects of puberty since then which messed with his joints & muscles, made worse by lockdown🤦🏻♀️ Growing can be really cruel with cerebral palsy
#MySuperhero
It’s like a planning a military operation 😂
Tickets & seating✔️
Wheelchair access & extra bags allowed in✔️
Logistics for somewhere to do feed & meds✔️
Parking 🤞
@alexmac06.bsky.social prepared for a night out with Mum🤞🤞
Primal Scream at Liverpool Uni here we come😁
Tickets & seating✔️
Wheelchair access & extra bags allowed in✔️
Logistics for somewhere to do feed & meds✔️
Parking 🤞
@alexmac06.bsky.social prepared for a night out with Mum🤞🤞
Primal Scream at Liverpool Uni here we come😁
April 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
It’s like a planning a military operation 😂
Tickets & seating✔️
Wheelchair access & extra bags allowed in✔️
Logistics for somewhere to do feed & meds✔️
Parking 🤞
@alexmac06.bsky.social prepared for a night out with Mum🤞🤞
Primal Scream at Liverpool Uni here we come😁
Tickets & seating✔️
Wheelchair access & extra bags allowed in✔️
Logistics for somewhere to do feed & meds✔️
Parking 🤞
@alexmac06.bsky.social prepared for a night out with Mum🤞🤞
Primal Scream at Liverpool Uni here we come😁
Thank you sweetie…I owe it all to you ❤️😘🦸🏻♂️
Its #InternationalWomensDay2025 … well, what can I say other than SuperMum! 🦸♀️ ❤️ @karenmac10.bsky.social
March 8, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Thank you sweetie…I owe it all to you ❤️😘🦸🏻♂️
Bit of a crazy morning, @alexmac06.bsky.social had a wheelchair appointment at 10:30am to pick up a new one…but that had to wait cos I had to buy some @edwyncollins.bsky.social tickets first!!
Getting my priorities right 😂 (we did make it just in time!) …Manchester gig here I come 😎 #HappyMum
Getting my priorities right 😂 (we did make it just in time!) …Manchester gig here I come 😎 #HappyMum
March 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Bit of a crazy morning, @alexmac06.bsky.social had a wheelchair appointment at 10:30am to pick up a new one…but that had to wait cos I had to buy some @edwyncollins.bsky.social tickets first!!
Getting my priorities right 😂 (we did make it just in time!) …Manchester gig here I come 😎 #HappyMum
Getting my priorities right 😂 (we did make it just in time!) …Manchester gig here I come 😎 #HappyMum
Wishing my amazing son a Very Happy 19th Birthday…he didn’t have the best start in life but has more than made up for it 🥰
HAPPY BIRTHDAY @alexmac06.bsky.social xx
🥳 🎁🎈🎉🎂 #MySuperhero #LastYearAsATeenager😳
HAPPY BIRTHDAY @alexmac06.bsky.social xx
🥳 🎁🎈🎉🎂 #MySuperhero #LastYearAsATeenager😳
March 3, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Wishing my amazing son a Very Happy 19th Birthday…he didn’t have the best start in life but has more than made up for it 🥰
HAPPY BIRTHDAY @alexmac06.bsky.social xx
🥳 🎁🎈🎉🎂 #MySuperhero #LastYearAsATeenager😳
HAPPY BIRTHDAY @alexmac06.bsky.social xx
🥳 🎁🎈🎉🎂 #MySuperhero #LastYearAsATeenager😳
Pretty sky this evening
March 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Pretty sky this evening
#ActionmanAlex IS BACK!!! @alexmac06.bsky.social has been to BendriggTrust today with school & after zip-lining, rock climbing and abseiling has come home in a very good mood!!! Pictures to follow when I get them #BeMoreAlex #AdrenalineJunkie
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February 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
#ActionmanAlex IS BACK!!! @alexmac06.bsky.social has been to BendriggTrust today with school & after zip-lining, rock climbing and abseiling has come home in a very good mood!!! Pictures to follow when I get them #BeMoreAlex #AdrenalineJunkie
After all the stress and worry, it seems @alexmac06.bsky.social has had a good night so best getting packing for my road trip to Glasgow!!
See you all later 😁 🎶 💃
See you all later 😁 🎶 💃
February 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
After all the stress and worry, it seems @alexmac06.bsky.social has had a good night so best getting packing for my road trip to Glasgow!!
See you all later 😁 🎶 💃
See you all later 😁 🎶 💃
I swear my kid is sent to try me 🤦🏻♀️ … this weekends respite is at risk cos he’s a bit off colour this morning 😳
No respite = no Bluebells tomorrow 😭
Come on @alexmac06.bsky.social 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞
No respite = no Bluebells tomorrow 😭
Come on @alexmac06.bsky.social 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞
January 31, 2025 at 8:43 AM
I swear my kid is sent to try me 🤦🏻♀️ … this weekends respite is at risk cos he’s a bit off colour this morning 😳
No respite = no Bluebells tomorrow 😭
Come on @alexmac06.bsky.social 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞
No respite = no Bluebells tomorrow 😭
Come on @alexmac06.bsky.social 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞
Totally swamped in admin paperwork for @alexmac06.bsky.social over the last couple of months…from college applications to keeping up with medical appointments to today’s joy of checking through his amended draft EHCP🤦🏻♀️ + a ☎️ Drs appointment for him #FullTimeJob #INeedABreak #RunningOnEmpty
January 30, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Totally swamped in admin paperwork for @alexmac06.bsky.social over the last couple of months…from college applications to keeping up with medical appointments to today’s joy of checking through his amended draft EHCP🤦🏻♀️ + a ☎️ Drs appointment for him #FullTimeJob #INeedABreak #RunningOnEmpty
Looking forward to a trip north for this … an evening of the best music and catching up with lots of people!! Just got to work on keeping young @alexmac06.bsky.social well for respite so I can escape!!! #CantWait #MuchNeededBreak #TheBluebells
January 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Looking forward to a trip north for this … an evening of the best music and catching up with lots of people!! Just got to work on keeping young @alexmac06.bsky.social well for respite so I can escape!!! #CantWait #MuchNeededBreak #TheBluebells
Oh how I hate having to catch up on sleep during the day….but when my little superstar @alexmac06.bsky.social keeps me up all night then I need to sleep before I fall over!!!
Wouldn’t mind, but he’s bright & breezy this morning 🤷🏻♀️
Oh to be a teenager again 😂
Wouldn’t mind, but he’s bright & breezy this morning 🤷🏻♀️
Oh to be a teenager again 😂
January 29, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Oh how I hate having to catch up on sleep during the day….but when my little superstar @alexmac06.bsky.social keeps me up all night then I need to sleep before I fall over!!!
Wouldn’t mind, but he’s bright & breezy this morning 🤷🏻♀️
Oh to be a teenager again 😂
Wouldn’t mind, but he’s bright & breezy this morning 🤷🏻♀️
Oh to be a teenager again 😂
Been a crazy couple of days on the 📞 to nurses/Drs secretaries to get meds upped for @alexmac06.bsky.social as his epilepsy raised its ugly head again after 4.5 years😢
Turns out its been so settled, hes dropped off the neuro radar🤦🏻♀️
But teatime call from consultant-on the way to sorted🤞
Turns out its been so settled, hes dropped off the neuro radar🤦🏻♀️
But teatime call from consultant-on the way to sorted🤞
January 19, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Been a crazy couple of days on the 📞 to nurses/Drs secretaries to get meds upped for @alexmac06.bsky.social as his epilepsy raised its ugly head again after 4.5 years😢
Turns out its been so settled, hes dropped off the neuro radar🤦🏻♀️
But teatime call from consultant-on the way to sorted🤞
Turns out its been so settled, hes dropped off the neuro radar🤦🏻♀️
But teatime call from consultant-on the way to sorted🤞
Had a trip over to Yorkshire to Skin Magick to get a touch up done on my wrist tattoo & we thought we’d stop off at The Atom Panopticon on the way for a walk…. Bit too wild up there though so didn’t get to stay long 😂 Will definitely have to go back on a better day!
#WhileTheKidsAway
#WhileTheKidsAway
December 29, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Had a trip over to Yorkshire to Skin Magick to get a touch up done on my wrist tattoo & we thought we’d stop off at The Atom Panopticon on the way for a walk…. Bit too wild up there though so didn’t get to stay long 😂 Will definitely have to go back on a better day!
#WhileTheKidsAway
#WhileTheKidsAway