"Do ya' mean aversion therapy? That could've killed ya' if ya' epileptic. The drugs alone could've triggered seizures, let alone the traumatic effects on the body and mind. What the fuck sort o' woman is this person who had my child? I just can't get my fuckin' mind 'round who it was. Why would I bed someone like that?" Cillian held his hands up and then massaged his fingers across his forehead. "I'm truly sorry ya' had to go through somethin' like that. It sounds like ya' dealt with a lot o' abuse from ya' parents, even if ya' might not'ave realised at the time that's what it was. It's a relief to hear Merlin was blessed with a wonderful adoptive family. My gratitude for that knows no bounds. Nor for the fact that ya' clearly have been a wonderful brother to him. Damien too. It does sound like ya' found a happy life here in New York and are content. Albeit, with family stressors. The day I met Brandon, I could see he was exhausted. It's been a time o' it for ya' all and I do apologise for my poor timin' showin' up."
He put his hand on his chest. "I swear from the bottom o' my heart, he's already accepted. But we all haven't come in with unfair expectations. It took a lot o' soul searchin' on my part to even decide to pursue this because I was worried I'd shake his life up too much. What I read online when I was tryin' to find him, a husband in the spotlight with cancer and it nearly takin' his life? I was prepared to just sit back and wait until he e'er saw the results for himself and reached out if he wanted to. I just couldn't leave it, knowin' the accident left me unable to have children. Like my granny said, it's un-Irish to turn ya' back on ya' kin. I was medically discharged, aye. Not just from the physical injuries but PTSD. I nearly took my own life. Was on the very brink. The tragedy stole almost everythin' I held dear and the future I thought I had mapped out. It even lost me my partner. He broke the engagement when carin' for me got too much. Once I pulled myself through, I got involved in startin' up a charity for LBGT+ folk with spinal injuries to help give them meaningful engagement back in their lives and fund medical support animals for them. It was from my charity work that came the OBE. If there's one thing I do have empathy for, it's a difficult life."
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He put his hand on his chest. "I swear from the bottom o' my heart, he's already accepted. But we all haven't come in with unfair expectations. It took a lot o' soul searchin' on my part to even decide to pursue this because I was worried I'd shake his life up too much. What I read online when I was tryin' to find him, a husband in the spotlight with cancer and it nearly takin' his life? I was prepared to just sit back and wait until he e'er saw the results for himself and reached out if he wanted to. I just couldn't leave it, knowin' the accident left me unable to have children. Like my granny said, it's un-Irish to turn ya' back on ya' kin. I was medically discharged, aye. Not just from the physical injuries but PTSD. I nearly took my own life. Was on the very brink. The tragedy stole almost everythin' I held dear and the future I thought I had mapped out. It even lost me my partner. He broke the engagement when carin' for me got too much. Once I pulled myself through, I got involved in startin' up a charity for LBGT+ folk with spinal injuries to help give them meaningful engagement back in their lives and fund medical support animals for them. It was from my charity work that came the OBE. If there's one thing I do have empathy for, it's a difficult life."