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 […]
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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 […]
A wheelchair user’s cruise diary……….! AKA “I blame that Jane McDonald!”
Well, it’s been a very interesting break from blogging this month; we had Christmas and New Year of course but I’ve also tried something I’ve never done before… It all started with a random […]
My life with chronic pain – A New Year’s reflection…….
New Years Eve 2018 What a year eh? This time last year we were resting our very weary heads in the new ‘forever’ home, after an 18 month search for the perfect bungalow. Last year I […]
Caught on camera? “Do I have to be a virtual recluse to be considered disabled ‘enough’?”
Smile! You’ve been caught on camera…… 😖 3 days ago, there was a report in the news and in all the tabloids about a 50 year old woman who claimed to be ‘profoundly disabled‘ but […]
On the up again – a counselling journey……..
“So how are things going since we last spoke?” This is becoming a very familiar question these days and this is how my lovely new counsellor begins each session as to check in at the beginning […]
Where have I been? My personal battle with mental health.
Where have I been? Why have I not written anything in ages? In truth, I really don’t know. The last few weeks and months, I have been in one hell of a pain spike followed […]
Playing odd man out? Not today! – reminiscences of an accessible holiday…..
As the time of writing this morning, I’m intending on spending the day catching up with my recorded programmes on the TV. Why am I sat here in front of the tellybox? Well, to […]
“Me and my wheelchair” – an essential yet ‘interesting’ relationship……
“It’s like I’ve lost my right arm” said a good friend of mine after disaster struck and his wheelchair broke down in the middle of our holiday in Cyprus. I chatted with him about it […]
The Breath, the Dress and the Release of the Stress………
I was sat in the hairdressers getting my hair sorted before our holiday and the stylist asks me her usual question “So what have you been up to lately?” Well, I had a quick think […]
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