Updates – true foster stories

Nine months later I visited Olivia, Eva and Teresa again. They made me as welcome as ever. Olivia was at the front door when I arrived and said, ‘Hello Cathy,’ as if she remembered me. I don’t know if that had come from Eva and Teresa or if she really had remembered...

Janie was diagnosed with autism and still has her family. I visit her every week. Bowie didn’t get custody of his older children. He is back inside prison. Tia returned to school and is coping well. She is thinking of studying IT like Rob her foster father. Mrs Briggs...

I am delighted to say I am a grandmother three times over now. Lucy and Darren had their second child, a boy, only five days before Adrian and Kirsty had their first child, a girl. All are well. I seem to be as busy as ever, but happily so: spending time with my...

I am still in touch with Lara, Frazer and Arthur. The supervision order expired at the end of a year and Claudette was satisfied that no further interventions were needed. The family continues to thrive and Lara plans to look at college courses once Arthur is settled...

I am still in touch with Selina and family, but not Ashleigh. We meet up in the park during school holidays. Selina sees Ashleigh once a month but away from the family home. Angie and Polly have seen Ashleigh twice in the last year. Ashleigh is now living in a...

Jamey continues to make good progress. He is gaining weight and now attending nursery and speech therapy.  Kat has supervised contact with Jamey at the Family Centre four times a year.  I don’t know if she has managed to get off drugs. Jamey has been assessed as...

I didn’t ever find out how Haylea’s father discovered she was living with me but it seems likely someone he knew saw us and followed us home. Haylea is happily settled with Kellie and Amelia. She has started a foundation course at their local college where she has...

We had a three month break from fostering after my mother died. As well as grieving for our loss there was a lot to do - arranging her funeral then clearing out and selling her house. It was March before we saw Jackson again and he was doing well. Kayla told me there...

Tilly’s step-father was given a three year prison sentence which had been reduced because he’d pleaded guilty. This didn’t sound much to me but then his career and reputation were in ruins. He was also placed on the sex offenders register. Tilly began talking to her...

Oskar quickly settled into his new life and, as I thought might happen, his calls to us became less frequent. He phones about every couple of months now when I also speak to Dol. He’s doing well at home and school. At the final court hearing Roksana had told the judge...