Some years ago, I suffered a spinal fracture which resulted in permanent nerve damage. This has left me needing to use a wheelchair and with a severe chronic pain condition; this means that any movement […]
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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
Alternative therapies for chronic pain aka Why not try something else……???
Alternative therapies for chronic pain Since I’ve been suffering from chronic pain, following a spontaneous spinal fracture five years ago, I have tried many alternative remedies and therapies to try and help control my […]
“I get by with a little help from my friends…”
Last week, all hell let loose with the collapse of Thomas Cook airways. I woke up to the news all over the television, with advice on what to do if you were involved in one […]
My review of the Crowne Plaza Hotel NEC Birmingham (aka when is an accessible room not an accessible room…..??)
We booked the Crowne Plaza NEC for the weekend of the Motability Big Event at the NEC. We’d travelled up from South Wales so decided to make a ‘real’ trip of it. My husband booked […]
How to react when a Consultant says your chronic pain is ‘down to your weight’….?
Tonight’s blog is one of the most honest I’ve ever written but I need to share it as I know so many others have been in the same position. How to react when a […]
Carpe Diem aka “In memory of a dear friend……” 💔
Carpe Diem is a phrase that you hear so often, flippantly thrown into any given conversation (usually with a shrug) to say that we should all ‘seize the day’ or at the very least do […]
Hooray for Hay! aka – a wonderful literary way to end the month of May…..!!
Well, what a way to end the month of May! Every year, as an avid reader, I try to go to the Hay Festival in Hay on Wye, South Wales to soak up some of the […]
What is the ‘right’ body type? aka “Disabled people are hot too……!”
Last month, Facebook blocked a photo of a disabled person. The photo was one of the young woman Vicky Balch who was injured in the Alton Towers rollercoaster crash in 2015 and showed her posing […]
Ten good things about being a wheelchair user. Or, thinking positive for a change…..😊
Today, in the scheme of things, has been a good day. My pain levels are not too bad, I’m warm and cosy, listening to the rain outside and my mind is keen to get […]
Can love with a disabled person last? A Valentine Day’s musing………
In America last year, the famous talk show host Dr Phil uttered the (now infamous) statement that in a relationship where one of the couple is disabled, they “can be his lover or you can […]
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