The Chaser= Bad Taste Comedy

I was as shocked, disgusted & appalled at The Chaser’s recent comedy skit (and I use the term comedy VERY loosely)
When I first seen it I had tears in my eyes and I felt sick to my stomach.

Funny it was NOT!

It makes me sad just thinking about it. Their apology even worse, please could you at least remove the smirk from your face?

Maddison was in ICU Neonatal Unit for the 1st 6 weeks of her life and for someone to make a mockery of that is just disgusting.

I challenge you to go in and spend your EVERY waking second in there for 6 weeks and tell me the parents and the kids aren’t deserving.

You know, you come across angry & rude people everyday for the most trivial reasons. But the people inside any Children’s Hospital are the most positive, genuine & happy people you will ever meet. If anyone has a reason to have a chip on their shoulder it is these people. But they don’t!

When I would walk to Maddison’s room I walk past kids with cancer, kids with head braces, children being wheeled into surgery ALL day long.
I get to ICU and they are doing CPR on a baby and I can’t see which cot they are around and I pray to god it’s not Maddison and I’m so scared and grateful that it’s not her, but it is someone’s baby. Then I feel guilty for being relieved that it’s not Maddison,another Mother isn’t so lucky. I seen babies die everyday and you see their families crying and completely in despair. Tell me they are NOT DESERVING!

Instead of being at home, being sleep deprived and being swamped with visitors. I am able to ‘pat’ my girl and on a good day I can hold her for maybe 5 minutes. I am learning how to put a nasogastric tube up my baby nose down into her stomach just so she can eat. Watching her in so much pain and she is hysterical but I can’t pick her up.
Where everyday it’s a count down to try and wean her off oxygen, morphine then eventually Panadol. Then drug free, that’s a great day. Now it’s getting her to feed on her own.

But I got to take my daughter home. I’m one of the lucky ones and I feel so lucky so grateful that I can. Having seen so many that haven’t been so lucky.

SO please Chaser Boys I challenge you to face every parent that has empty arms and heavy hearts that their baby isn’t deserving!