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Two weeks after Harry's birthday, He spent a couple of hours at the hospital. This happened every year for his check up.

Today, he was back to get the results.

"Hello Harry. Anne. How are you?" Nurse Murs asked as they all took a seat.

"Good thanks. Nervous." Anne replied. Harry waved at Nurse Murs (Olly).

"No need to be nervous. Let's have a look at these results Shall we." Olly said, waving back at Harry, who giggled.

"Right....so....well this is good news. His bone density has increased slightly." Olly said, smiling.

"Oh thank God. I was worried it would've decreased."

Olly continued..."he is still pigeon toed, we need to keep an eye on that. I have notes from his speech therapist, but how do you think that's going?"

"Well...I think it's ok, but sometimes, especially when he's tired, he doesn't want to talk and he'll sign instead. He still struggles on quite a few words and i see him getting frustrated." Harry laid his head on her chest and closed his eyes, not understanding what was happening.

"Yes, that's what the therapist says. But...the notes say he's improving, so that's a positive. Have you thought about letting him go to a playgroup or nursery? He'll start school in September and it might be a good idea to get him used to that sort of environment and other children before he goes."

"I thought about it. I'm just worried."

"I can understand that, but I really think you should consider it. They have people who are trained in children with special needs."

"Ok. I'll look into it."

Olly smiled. "So...his height and weight are still under what the average is for his age, but I see you're following his diet. How is that going?"

"Really well actually. He doesn't turn his nose up at anything."

"Wonderful. And how is he with his medication regime?"

"Well, obviously he doesn't like it too much, but he knows it's making him feel better, so he doesn't kick up too much of a fuss."

"Excellent. And on to his hearing. The tests show that there's no improvement. The hearing aids are obviously helping, but without them he would be totally deaf. His hearing with the aids is at around 70%. The Doctors are suggesting cochlear implants. Maybe you should think about that while he's still young. I'll give you some info leaflets on that."

"Thank you." Anne stroked Harry's hair gently. He had fallen asleep on her lap a while ago. "I think I'd like him to have those if it will give him a better quality of life."

"Ok. Well I think that's everything. Do you have any questions?"

"I can't think of anything. Thank you Olly."

"You're welcome. He's such a lovely little boy. We'll do all we can to help him." He got up from his seat.

Anne got up too, Harry wrapping his tiny arms around her neck. They shook hands.

"Remember, any worries, don't hesitate to contact me. Bye."

"Bye Olly."

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Anne had been looking into sending Harry to a playground and decided to send him to the same one that Niall goes to.

It was the first day he was going and Anne was a nervous wreck. She hadn't slept much last night, worrying.