Many of you have opinions about the mother who appears to be a drama queen, but the reality is that if you've never lived with one of your children desperately ill you have no idea how you will react. We had our own experience last year, it's a time of feeling completely out of control, petrified by fear and then you start to feel you'll go crazy being in hospital room all day long week after week. The pressure of being responsible when you go home is overwhelming. It's easy to judge if you haven't walked in their shoes.