rob is reading a book called tilda tries again. it tells the story of a happy little girl whose world unexpectedly turns upside down. all of a sudden, everything was topsy turvy and nothing felt right any more. eventually, tilda gave up and decided to do nothing. tilda sees a ladybird stuck on its back. then the ladybird tried again. and again and again. until, at last, it flew free. tilda thought about this the ladybird hadn t given up, so neither would she. from that day on, whenever tilda s world felt a bit wobbly, she just tried her best. and if that didn t work, tilda tried again. so what did the kids think? in bolton, the children use a range of voice activated devices and books
rob is reading a book called tilda tries again. it tells the story of a happy little girl whose world unexpectedly turns upside down. tilda sees a ladybird stuck on its back. then the ladybird tried again. and again. ..and again. ..until at last it flew free. tilda thought about this. the ladybird hadn t given up, so neither would she. in sunderland, lucy used her device to tell us what she thought. i feel happy rob used eye gaze while reading cbeebies bedtime story. lucy s grown up watching the bedtime story and never until now has - she seen herself represented in that wax she s been so excited thinkingj that this was going to happen. ijust think it s incredible. even though at times things felt a little topsy turvy and she wanted to give up, she didn t.
it will help notjust lucy, but hopefully other communication device users everywhere. wasn t tilda brave? even though, at times, things felt a little topsy0turvy even though, at times, things felt a little topsy turvy and she wanted to give up, she didn t. she just kept on trying. rob s own perseverance and fortitude in the face of such a cruel illness is extraordinary. his determination to live every moment, to create memories for his family. it was so cool to go to the cbeebies studio and listen to daddy - read tilda tries again. we went in the gallery- and pressed lots of buttons. it was so much fun and we even got to shout action . remember, everything always feels so much better in the morning. night night.