Thank you for the sacrifices you make, thank you for the things you do even when I know you don't want to, thank you for being my rock when times are hard, thank you for being my best friend, thank you for sometimes being the voice of reason, thank you for the laughter you give … Continue reading Thank you
It's now been over a month since I came out of Milton Keynes university hospital after spending 3 weeks In their care, it's been a struggle adapting back into home life, finding the energy to be stood up and being put into my chair has been hard work let alone getting washed and dressed I … Continue reading I’ve never been this ill before even with having Muscular Dystrophy
I don't know any girl that doesn't get over excited and fall in love with a pretty pair of shoes, I know I'm one. Up until 2 and half years ago pretty shoes where our of my reach and just there for me to admire wishing I could wear, both my feet where swollen and … Continue reading From swollen feet to sexy feet…
There’s something exciting about packing a little suitcase for a night away somewhere new, so when the opportunity to spend the night at Chicheley Hall thanks to a family wedding my little suitcase was packed in my head ready to go. I've always said that great Britain has to offer most beautiful places and countryside … Continue reading A wheelchair night at Chicheley Hall
As this year marks a 100 years since women won the right to vote as I was reading about the suffragette I found a story about Rosa May Billinghurst the disabled suffragette and women's rights activist she was known as the 'cripple suffragette' I found myself wanting to know more about Rosa may Billinghurst and … Continue reading New found heroine – The Disabled Suffragette.
We all love a good sunny holiday abroad so it shouldn't be any different for anyone in a wheelchair, unfortunately holiday's can go terribly wrong no matter how much you put your trust and faith into the travel agent/company you book with. So every now and then you find yourself in battle with a company … Continue reading My Loveholidays.com experience
As easy or hard it is sometimes for me to admit or come to turns with, my body is changing in more ways than one, some changes I can control other's are just part of having and living with Muscular Dystrophy, it can sometimes feel very lonely going though those change's when your living with … Continue reading As my body changes, so do my needs.
As lovely as it's been to sit back and relax over the Christmas period, there needs to be a time where you have to get back to reality put the tree away for another year, start planning the next 12 months. And of course let's no forget It's that time of year where all you … Continue reading Christmas is over – new year has started
Wow!! A year ago today I took the plunge to start my blogging what started as Kerry Thompson later on I changed to My Life, Kerry's Way. Looking back at my first attempt of the big world of blogging not knowing what I was doing or where I really wanted it to go, after I ummed and … Continue reading 1st year blogiversary
So I thought I’d talk about how I transitioned from walking full-time to being completely wheelchair bound. This is my personal story of how my mobility has been affected by the progression of FHL1 Gene mutation Muscular Dystrophy. Having grown up with my mum having the same disease, I've understood from a pretty young age that … Continue reading Walking to wheelchair – my story of transitioning.
