The sad news regarding Shane aside, life gets better here in that Joey continues to make progress, in his reading, confidence and behaviour.  It really has been a good month.  He has also made a friend at school, Michael, who seems a nice kid.  Anne spoke ti his Mum at length.  Seems he had similar issues to Joey when he arrived at Cambridge School a year ago but that his life has been 'transformed' since he started at the school.  Couldn't praise it enough.  No counting chickens but..................