October 5th 2016
Petition has started gaining lots of support, but now just steady rather than going viral. Please take time to read and understand the background and research. Thank you😀
Seth, my 7 year old son (nearly 8), died after being hit by a car in December 2014 and he may have lived if the driver had not been chatting on the phone. We do know she would have been distracted, thus her reaction time slowed and the coroner found this contributed to his death. It is Important to acknowledge that the driver could have been any one of many of us who have been told in the past hands free is okay, she was not speeding. It was a terrible accident.
This issue has been in the media again with the latest research and so I have also contributed in interviews. The programme I made with Inside Out East will hopefully be aired soon (unfortunately they cancelled at the last minute for an article on an artist 🙁). Please if you support this sign & keep sharing to help me to change the law in recognition of the latest research regarding the use of mobile phones hands free whilst driving. I believe we need to change the law to ban all mobile phone calls. It needs to be shown that it is as unacceptable as drink driving. Lives are too precious, Seth was too precious, saving life needs to be put before a phone call. Below is my petition which needs 10,000 to get a reply from the government & 100,000 to be debated. I have made it public on my page so it can be copied and shared. It can also be shared by e-mail & online elsewhere, PLEASE especially pass on to any groups who will share.
If you can read the detail of the petition, please do. Unfortunately the radio link that was attached to petition, doesn't work anymore, but here is a link from an interview on BBC Cambridgeshire this morning if you listen from about an hour 6 minutes in.
http://bbc.in/2cxAn8T
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/132875
Link to research :-
Comparison with driving drunk (real test drive):
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259258482_How_Dangerous_is_Driving_with_a_Mobile_Phone_Benchmarking_the_Impairment_to_Alcohol
Review of multiple studies (mostly of crash risk): http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15389580600651103
Most recent study (simulation): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369847816000085
Wednesday 5 October 2016
Sunday 1 February 2015
If you got here from http://sethsupported.blogspot.co.uk you probably want the main page.
Older updates from Facebook
From Facebook 10:16 10/12/2014.
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From Facebook 09:29 8/12/2014.
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From Facebook 18:09 9/12/2014.
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From Facebook 23:33 8/12/2014.
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From Facebook 18:39 8/12/2014.
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From Facebook 19:16 6/12/2014.
Older updates from Facebook
From Facebook 10:16 10/12/2014.
Sue Brearley Does anyone have an update on Seth?
- Rad Wagon Yes, was hoping to get to a fuller message a bit later today rather than a drip-drip at the moment.
- Piete Brooks As I understand it ... He's much improved compared to when he was first admitted. He's been in a medically induced coma while they address problems with his high intracranial pressure, which they seem to have under control. They're planning to pin his fibula. Alice hoped to be at Stores
- Sophie Meekings If you're friends with Alice on Facebook she is mainly posting updates on her profile page. The latest was that Seth is being kept sedated until the weekend so that he is rested and hopefully will be able to have a few visitors at the weekend. The hospital is in Cambridge so people can visit from Stores if everything goes OK (though he can only have two visitors at a time). Like Piete said, if nothing goes wrong Alice is also hoping to be at Stores, though probably only for a bit.
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From Facebook 09:29 8/12/2014.
If you would like to send Seth Dixon get well cards or shiny things the address is:
PICU
Level 3
Addenbrookes Hospital
Hills Rd
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
Alice said he will be there for the next week or two at least, but hopefully will be awake and may be able to see a few visitors this weekend if anyone wants to pop across from Haddenham.
If someone could cross-post this on the FSC egroup that would be ace, as for some reason I don't seem to be able to...
PICU
Level 3
Addenbrookes Hospital
Hills Rd
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
Alice said he will be there for the next week or two at least, but hopefully will be awake and may be able to see a few visitors this weekend if anyone wants to pop across from Haddenham.
If someone could cross-post this on the FSC egroup that would be ace, as for some reason I don't seem to be able to...
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From Facebook 18:09 9/12/2014.
Seth
is being left sedated so he is rested ready for the Stores weekend to
being more special visitors near. That's the plan if he behaves &
doesn't go all drama Queen again with the brain pressure numbers. His
teacher will be pleased to know he has generally been really good with
his numbers whilst here.
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From Facebook 23:33 8/12/2014.
Detailed update alert!
To clarify...Seth got knocked down crossing the road outside the house from popping to the post. He is in intensive care at Addenbrookes hospital, Cambridge, stable & still sedated for few more days.
Will know more about how serious the injury is when he wakes, but no certainties.The earliest he will be woken is midweek. He has not suffered any further brain damage than the internal bruising at the time of the accident, even though his blood pressure rose & they had to drain fluid from his brain. He will live.
We do not know if he stopped breathing for shirt time when he was being given CPR, as was short time I lost track of his pulse & there was lots of bleeding in his mouth which nay have effected the airway. He has a broken right thigh & a number of smaller injuries that have been sutured/ should heal. The results of his MRI scan are there is something a bit unusual near the top of the spine, but they believe this will not cause any permanent physical movement problems. However they cannot be 100% sure of what effect it will have until he is woken. All precautions have been taken with his spine though.
His brothers are okay, Oli visiting him today & Jake enjoying playing board games with his Uncle Jim after school. His father was allowed to see him, but luckily Seth is not awake to see this stranger. I am loving the messages, thoughts, prayers, help but may need more hugs & am shattered. Even with just leg he'd be here for several weeks.
For anyone who would like to know the address fir post is PICU, Level 3, to Addenbrookes Hospital, Hills Rd, Cambridge CB2 0QQ. Good night.
To clarify...Seth got knocked down crossing the road outside the house from popping to the post. He is in intensive care at Addenbrookes hospital, Cambridge, stable & still sedated for few more days.
Will know more about how serious the injury is when he wakes, but no certainties.The earliest he will be woken is midweek. He has not suffered any further brain damage than the internal bruising at the time of the accident, even though his blood pressure rose & they had to drain fluid from his brain. He will live.
We do not know if he stopped breathing for shirt time when he was being given CPR, as was short time I lost track of his pulse & there was lots of bleeding in his mouth which nay have effected the airway. He has a broken right thigh & a number of smaller injuries that have been sutured/ should heal. The results of his MRI scan are there is something a bit unusual near the top of the spine, but they believe this will not cause any permanent physical movement problems. However they cannot be 100% sure of what effect it will have until he is woken. All precautions have been taken with his spine though.
His brothers are okay, Oli visiting him today & Jake enjoying playing board games with his Uncle Jim after school. His father was allowed to see him, but luckily Seth is not awake to see this stranger. I am loving the messages, thoughts, prayers, help but may need more hugs & am shattered. Even with just leg he'd be here for several weeks.
For anyone who would like to know the address fir post is PICU, Level 3, to Addenbrookes Hospital, Hills Rd, Cambridge CB2 0QQ. Good night.
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From Facebook 18:39 8/12/2014.
Just got grapes, chocs, tea, smiles & hugs on top of all the
messages of support., friends who visit till 2 in the morning or stay
overnight to travel to work at 6am. Amazing. .thank you tho all helps x
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From Facebook 19:16 6/12/2014.
Seth
remains stable. He is still under sedation to rest & heal as best
he can. Won't know extent brain injury till wakes up, but everything
else seems fixable. He has broken left thigh, his tongue where he bit it
has been sutured & across his chin. Thank you for all your
messages. Will give regular updates on my status, as won't be able to
personally everyone. Visitors are welcome.x
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From Facebook 20:11 5/12/2014.
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From Facebook 20:11 5/12/2014.
Seth
is stable & all signs are good. He was hit by car. Seems he didn't
look crossing back over from post box They say that although he has some
bruising inside his head there are no signs at the moment of more
serious damage to the brain. His lungs have some damage but think will
heal. He has a broken thigh & bad cut to the tongue. Please keep him
in your thoughts.
Status Updates
Seth got knocked down crossing the road outside the house from popping to the post on Friday 5th. He was taken t intensive care at Addenbrooke's hospital, Cambridge.
He was kept in an induced coma for a week before they started to withdraw medicines.
Seth had a leg operation to pin his fibula on the 16th.
On the 17th they took away the muscle relaxants & sedation, and he moved his eyes, toes & fingers a little bit.
On the evening of the 18th, Seth started to breathe by himself.
FROM ALICE 20/12/2014:
On Friday 19th Seth, our 'adorable' 'smiler' passed away peacefully & painlessly in his sleep. I would like to thank everyone for their overwhelming support during this difficult time & continuing to celebrate his life & the happiness he spread in his embracing of it. It is comforting to know Aunty Lorraine is with him. As someone wrote to me let him be on our songs, campfires & starry black nights. May his light shine on in our hearts.
FROM ALICE 03/01/2015:
Almost rendered speechless at the wonderful gifts of family (blood, extended ties & FSC), friends, parishes & community. When I say gifts I mean not only the presents, hampers, flowers, but the letters, cards, artwork, messages, words, hugs & time. I wish I had time to thank everyone personally, but every single message has been read & appreciated.
These have helped us get through last few weeks. Personally I have managed to get through, staying emotionally strong & laughed/ staved off the hard stuff in front of boys, being caught with hugs when needed to manage from those who know me well to see the signs. The boys really appreciated everything & kept mentioning how wonderful it was. Never had so many presents & we've all been thoroughly spoiled, but not only I, the boys too are recognising this as one of the many ways people are demonstrating their love & care for all of us.
We are frankly overwhelmed to see how much people care. Thank you everyone for being amazing these last few weeks, for making Christmas happen for us.
This next weeks return to normal life when our normal is forever changed & I also begin on practicalities will probably make it all more real, but knowing I will end it with a weekend with friends working on preparing for future camps at our camp stores is a comfort.
Funeral arrangements have not yet been made. I will be asking for bright colours & welcoming Super heroes as Seth would have wanted. I am hoping to be able to make it a Friday afternoon to involve the school children, but mean you won't all be having to rush to work & be towards end of the month as hols haven't given time to plan much.
Seth will be cremated & so after the main service a small number of us will go to the crematorium. I will probably then have a children's party time organised at the where the floor space will be given over to them before the main celebration at another venue. I want everyone to feel involved so invite contributions & ideas.
Seth got knocked down crossing the road outside the house from popping to the post on Friday 5th. He was taken t intensive care at Addenbrooke's hospital, Cambridge.
He was kept in an induced coma for a week before they started to withdraw medicines.
Seth had a leg operation to pin his fibula on the 16th.
On the 17th they took away the muscle relaxants & sedation, and he moved his eyes, toes & fingers a little bit.
On the evening of the 18th, Seth started to breathe by himself.
FROM ALICE 20/12/2014:
On Friday 19th Seth, our 'adorable' 'smiler' passed away peacefully & painlessly in his sleep. I would like to thank everyone for their overwhelming support during this difficult time & continuing to celebrate his life & the happiness he spread in his embracing of it. It is comforting to know Aunty Lorraine is with him. As someone wrote to me let him be on our songs, campfires & starry black nights. May his light shine on in our hearts.
FROM ALICE 03/01/2015:
Almost rendered speechless at the wonderful gifts of family (blood, extended ties & FSC), friends, parishes & community. When I say gifts I mean not only the presents, hampers, flowers, but the letters, cards, artwork, messages, words, hugs & time. I wish I had time to thank everyone personally, but every single message has been read & appreciated.
These have helped us get through last few weeks. Personally I have managed to get through, staying emotionally strong & laughed/ staved off the hard stuff in front of boys, being caught with hugs when needed to manage from those who know me well to see the signs. The boys really appreciated everything & kept mentioning how wonderful it was. Never had so many presents & we've all been thoroughly spoiled, but not only I, the boys too are recognising this as one of the many ways people are demonstrating their love & care for all of us.
We are frankly overwhelmed to see how much people care. Thank you everyone for being amazing these last few weeks, for making Christmas happen for us.
This next weeks return to normal life when our normal is forever changed & I also begin on practicalities will probably make it all more real, but knowing I will end it with a weekend with friends working on preparing for future camps at our camp stores is a comfort.
Funeral arrangements have not yet been made. I will be asking for bright colours & welcoming Super heroes as Seth would have wanted. I am hoping to be able to make it a Friday afternoon to involve the school children, but mean you won't all be having to rush to work & be towards end of the month as hols haven't given time to plan much.
Seth will be cremated & so after the main service a small number of us will go to the crematorium. I will probably then have a children's party time organised at the where the floor space will be given over to them before the main celebration at another venue. I want everyone to feel involved so invite contributions & ideas.
Funeral and Life Celebration
Friday 30th January
1pm Funeral Service
2:30pm-4pm Children's Party
For all children there is to be a children's party, just as Seth loved at the Village Hall.
For any not wanting the children's party, the main reception is at Wishbech St Mary Community Centre (their website) where everyone is welcome and refreshments will be provided.
3pm Private Crematorium Service
After the funeral service a small number of invited family and friends will go to the crematorium. Everyone else can go onto the Children's party or Main Reception.
5pm Thoughts and Memories on Seth
Continuing in Wishbech St Mary Community Centre, there will be time to think and opportunity to speak about Seth. We will also be inviting any contributions, words, photos, drawings and so on to be added to a book remembering Seth whilst there.
5:30pm Bar, Ceilidh, and Disco
Continuing in Wishbech St Mary Community Centre, the bar opens at 5.30pm with a ceilidh and disco till midnight.
Help, Travel, and Accommodation
Offering Help
Please offer to help in some way, and scan the organiser pages to see if you can fit in somewhere useful.
Travel
London coach. In true FSC style, a coach has been booked to help those wishing to travel from London. This will go from the funeral to the main reception, and return to London before the end of the main reception.
Train. The nearest stations are March & Kings Lynn (timetable from Kings Cross here and here). Please put a request on the Travel Organiser page to arrange to be picked up, if possible. If not, from March, it's best to use taxis as the bus service requires using a 46 or 56 to Wisbech, then a not so frequent 50 to Tydd St Mary. From Kings Lynn the regular 505 to Sutton Bridge, a short 1.5 miles from Tydd St Mary, where you are more likely to be able to be met.
Accommodation
Really nearby, on the edge of Long Sutton, there is a Travelodge where rooms are available for £43. These can be double, twin or family rooms. The family rooms have one double & two single beds. If you have any concerns over affording to stay there may be other places to stay, there are a few limited options, please put a request on the Accommodation Organiser page.
Friday 30th January
- 10.30am Wishbech St Mary Community Centre party set up.
- 1pm Funeral Service, Parish church of St Mary the Virgin.
- 2:30-4pm Children's party, Tydd St Mary Village Hall.
- 2:30-5pm Main Reception, Wishbech St Mary Community Centre.
- 3pm Private Crematorium Service.
- 5pm Thoughts and Memories on Seth, Wishbech St Mary Community Centre.
- 5:30pm Bar, Ceilidh, and Disco, Wishbech St Mary Community Centre.
- Midnight Close.
1pm Funeral Service
- Address: Parish church of St Mary the Virgin, Church Way, Tydd St Mary, WISBECH, PE13 5QY
- Dress Code: bright colours, all Superheroes welcome
- Donations to charities:
- The Sick Children's Trust, who run their hones entirely on charitable donations & who provided me with accommodation at Acorn House in the grounds of Addenbrookes Hospital whilst Seth was in PICU.
- The Air Ambulance
- Forest School Camps
2:30pm-4pm Children's Party
For all children there is to be a children's party, just as Seth loved at the Village Hall.
- Address: Tydd St Mary Village Hall, Main Road (A1101), Tydd St Mary, WISBECH, PE13 5QQ
For any not wanting the children's party, the main reception is at Wishbech St Mary Community Centre (their website) where everyone is welcome and refreshments will be provided.
- Address: Wishbech St Mary Community Centre, Beechings Close, Wisbech St Mary, WISBECH, PE13 4SS.
Quickest way is to take turning off main road to Wisbech to Leverington, Parson Drove Lane, where historic Wisbech sign is (just before 40 mile sign garage on lefthand side road ahead, reach that gone too far). Take left at end of road & follow road till junction by school, church on right choice ahead or right, go ahead. Follow road till turn left to Wisbech St Mary. Then along road till sign for left turn off for Wisbech St Mary over river. Follow this & Beechings Close On right along road signposted for the community centre.
3pm Private Crematorium Service
After the funeral service a small number of invited family and friends will go to the crematorium. Everyone else can go onto the Children's party or Main Reception.
5pm Thoughts and Memories on Seth
Continuing in Wishbech St Mary Community Centre, there will be time to think and opportunity to speak about Seth. We will also be inviting any contributions, words, photos, drawings and so on to be added to a book remembering Seth whilst there.
5:30pm Bar, Ceilidh, and Disco
Continuing in Wishbech St Mary Community Centre, the bar opens at 5.30pm with a ceilidh and disco till midnight.
Help, Travel, and Accommodation
Offering Help
Please offer to help in some way, and scan the organiser pages to see if you can fit in somewhere useful.
- Children's Party. If you would like to help or contribute from helping with decorating either hall, food for the children's party, cakes or puddings and so on for either, please post your offer of help on the Party Organiser page. If you can help at the children's party generally, can prepare some nice paper for people to write in the book on.
- Ceilidh. If you are a caller or musician we need for the ceilidh or able to DJ the disco please post your offer of help on the Party Organiser page. Likewise if you are local and able join us to help organise. This can be done over coffee at The Granary at 10.30am on Thursday 21st or perhaps Tydd Gote Inn in the evening. If you live in London and are coming down on Saturday for the evening out (you should have a Facebook invite), this is an opportunity to chat at the pub.
- Lifts. If you can offer a lift from anywhere and especially picking up train passengers from March or Kings Lynn and bus passengers from Long Sutton please offer on the Travel Organiser page. Likewise if you can offer between the funeral and the children's party.
- Accommodation. If you can offer a spare bed, a bit of floor, or even garden space for a tent (yes, some of us will!), please offer on the Accommodation Organiser page.
Travel
London coach. In true FSC style, a coach has been booked to help those wishing to travel from London. This will go from the funeral to the main reception, and return to London before the end of the main reception.
- Book ASAP as numbers are needed by the end of Thursday 22nd!
- Coach Organiser: Holly Walter on holly.walter@hotmail.co.uk, 07817 334 679, or Facebook
- Departing: 9am Kings Cross, York Way.
- Return Journey: 9pm.
- Cost: £20 payable on coach.
Train. The nearest stations are March & Kings Lynn (timetable from Kings Cross here and here). Please put a request on the Travel Organiser page to arrange to be picked up, if possible. If not, from March, it's best to use taxis as the bus service requires using a 46 or 56 to Wisbech, then a not so frequent 50 to Tydd St Mary. From Kings Lynn the regular 505 to Sutton Bridge, a short 1.5 miles from Tydd St Mary, where you are more likely to be able to be met.
Accommodation
Really nearby, on the edge of Long Sutton, there is a Travelodge where rooms are available for £43. These can be double, twin or family rooms. The family rooms have one double & two single beds. If you have any concerns over affording to stay there may be other places to stay, there are a few limited options, please put a request on the Accommodation Organiser page.
Tuesday 20 January 2015
Party Organiser
If you would like to help or contribute from helping with decorating either hall, food for the children's party, cakes or puddings and so on for either, please post your offer of help here. If you can help at the children's party generally, can prepare some nice paper for people to write in the book on.
If you are a caller or musician we need for the ceilidh or able to DJ the disco please post your offer of help here.
Please add a comment below with:
Comment as "Anonymous" if you have no other account.
If you are a caller or musician we need for the ceilidh or able to DJ the disco please post your offer of help here.
Please add a comment below with:
- your name;
- location, just roughly if you want;
- contact details; and
- and what you can offer or what you need.
Comment as "Anonymous" if you have no other account.
Travel Organiser
Please offer if you help moving people around or if you need a lift from somewhere. If you can offer a lift from anywhere and especially picking up train passengers from March or Kings Lynn and bus passengers from Long Sutton please offer. Likewise if you can offer between the funeral and the children's party.
Please add a comment below with:
- your name;
- location, just roughly if you want;
- contact details; and
- and what you can offer or what you need.
Comment as "Anonymous" if you have no other account.
Accommodation Organiser
Please offer if you have a spare bed, a bit of floor, or even garden space for a tent (yes, some of us will!). Please add a comment below with:
- your name;
- location, just roughly if you want;
- contact details; and
- and what you can offer or what you need.
Comment as "Anonymous" if you have no other account.
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