Last week, I had a large response to my post “Are disabled people missing out when it comes to the COVID vaccine?” with many people expressing concerns about how the wider disabled community have been […]
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Newly disabled, now I see the world in a different way, writing about the weird and wonderful things I see from under the ‘invisibility cloak' of my wheelchair
So here we go again….. (another lockdown begins)
So, as the old saying goes, “here we go again“. A familiar phrase but one heavy with thoughts of loneliness, of loss and of uncertainty. We’ve all been here before but this time, even when […]
So what the hell does make me happy then….?
Reading all the posts on Facebook and Twitter this week about #WorldHappinessDay, I could see all the things that made others feel happy and things they felt grateful for. It’s not been a good week […]
Am I an addict…..???
4.40pm I can’t help it and I’m really sorry but f*#k this pain is bloody killing me today. I’ve had to go to Cardiff to have my wheelchair serviced and what with the journey, the […]
Freedom Day or captivity…?
Today marks the so called ‘Freedom Day‘ in England, the day when most of the social restrictions are to be lifted. This means an end to social distancing, the end to compulsory working from home […]
I can’t remember how to pace my life anymore! – Why pacing is so important in a post Covid world
The news that lockdown restrictions are easing and the world is opening up (albeit not as fast as many hoped) was great to hear and meant that for loads of us, things that we’ve been […]
When it comes to restrictions easing and things opening up, am I the only nervous one…..?
With the long wait to escape from some of the lockdown restrictions finally taking place, the world is beginning to look just a little bit more familiar. Which is fabulous; in Wales, gyms and swimming […]
How might the new NICE guidance affect people with chronic pain?
✴️New Blog Post ✴️
Following the publication of the new NICE guidance on how to treat Primary Chronic Pain, I report on the outpouring of concern from chronic pain sufferers….
Who decides if you get a ‘do not resuscitate’ order?
My New Blog
After hearing of ‘do not resuscitate’ orders being given without patients’s knowledge or consent, I had to respond…..😡
During this lockdown, where is the support and is help over the phone enough?
New Blog Post.
Even as we come slowly out of lockdown, we still have virtually no ‘hands on’ help available to those of us who might be struggling. In this post, I look at what help is available, where you can find it and if it can be of use.
Are disabled people slipping through the net when it comes to vaccinations?
Are disabled people slipping through the net when it comes to vaccinations? The other day, my attention was drawn by the tweet from radio DJ Jo Whiley (52) who had tweeted that she had been […]
Are all disabled people ‘registered’? Am I…….??
“Are all disabled people ‘registered’? Am I…?
A new blog post about pigeonholing disabled people and that road it could lead down……..
Happy New Year, we are all worthy…..
💕New Blog Post! 💕
Time to dig in now, we’re nearly there, the vaccine is coming. But we have to stay strong; we cannot let any of our loved ones be undefended – we are ALL worthy of living. 😘
