For those of you that follow my blog, you’ll remember that back in September last year, I braved a visit to my GP for the first time since moving into my new home as was really struggling with my back pain. Struggling as in tears most nights, lack of sleep, irritable and lacking energy and […]
As the year draws to a close, I wanted to take some time to reflect. I’ve noticed a lot over the past few months that I’ve been slipping back into my old pattern, where I feel consistently: “what the hell am I doing with my life, why can’t I seem to change things?” I think […]
When you live life mostly on four wheels like I do, one of the biggest challenges you’ll face is getting around. I’m lucky in the sense that two of my three PAs drive, and both my parents will do their best to help if they’re available. Sometimes though, for whatever reason, I have to rely […]
You’ll remember in my previous post that last week was a pretty positive week for two important reasons, and I left you hanging with regards to the second. I think it’s about time I fill you in… On Tuesday, thanks to a mutual friend who knows about my desire to be a writer in some […]
I’ve been having a pretty positive week in two major ways, and this is a post about the first of those, a follow up to one I wrote last month. In said post, I talked about my battle with back pain as a result of my disability, and its effect on my mental health. I […]
When you’re living with my form of Cerebral Palsy, you find that the physical problems often have a massive impact on your mental health. Being confined to my wheelchair most of the day means two things: your range of movement is limited so your muscles become weak as they aren’t being used – in my […]
In my intro to my new feature “Life On Four Wheels” in my previous post, you might remember me saying that I tend to shy away from talking about life with my disability for fear of people thinking I was “oversharing” as aspects of it are pretty personal and intimate. I don’t want to scare […]
I realised recently that I don’t talk about my disability very openly and honestly here, beyond a few passing comments. I think in a weird way, I’ve been scared to, because I often find it difficult to talk about how it affects my life day to day without dwelling on frustrations and negativity, and I’ve […]
Wheelie Stagey 