It is messages like yours that make the heart leap. I am so grateful to you for sharing this with me because I am sure that J would not have told me! What presence of mind he had to stay calm and to know exactly what he must do. What a lovely boy you have brought up. You must be very proud of him indeed. Kind regards, and a happy Christmas to you all.

Above is the contents of an email received form J`s headmistress earlier today.
I`d contacted to her to let her know how J had reacted when I fell, and how the doctor had praised his actions.
Enough to warm the cockles of even the most hardened cynic`s heart.