My Disability, My Identity

Your identity is everything it’s the person you are, the person you identify with and when you lose your identity who are!? As humans in a complex world of boundaries and decisions, it’s really not all that surprising that by trying to make sense of it all we put everyone and everything into groups, categoriesContinueContinue reading “My Disability, My Identity”

3rd Blogiversary

Wow 3 whole years Sitting here writing this I can’t believe it’s been three years already since I started my blog. The journey I’ve been on since I started outweighs anything I could ever imagine it could of been. I started this just as a way for me to voice what it’s like living WithContinueContinue reading “3rd Blogiversary”

Lonely This Christmas

With Christmas Day only 7 days away it’s so easy to get wrapped up in hustle and bustle of the Christmas countdown, Finalising all your upcoming festivities Christmas day, Boxing Day getting excited about spending time with family/friends. What happens when you have no- one, no family/friends that will pop in or invite you roundContinueContinue reading “Lonely This Christmas”

Tips to help reduce Christmas stress and anxiety

‘Tis the season to be jolly. But what happens when it becomes to much to handle, your brain goes into overload making it harder to enjoy the festive season. There’s an added pressure when your disabled as it’s not as easy to just remove yourself to take a break, gather your thoughts or just catchContinueContinue reading “Tips to help reduce Christmas stress and anxiety”

Being Disabled does not make me a burden to my partner

Being disabled does NOT make me a burden to my partner. Being disabled does NOT make me a burden to anyone! Lets call it the B-Word I’ve never approach this subject before so why now; I think it’s probably a word I know I’ve felt many time before as I’m sure many other disabled peopleContinueContinue reading “Being Disabled does not make me a burden to my partner”

My personal Independence payment and decision

Back in August the brown envelope of doom came throw my letter box (thanks Mr Postie!), I wasn’t expecting it so at first my anxiety was fine then I opened it read the first few lines and boom the panic set in. Not going to lie how much fear the thought of the assessment processContinueContinue reading “My personal Independence payment and decision”

I’m not a wheelchair!

Living with a disability can mean a whole mixture of things; but yes, you actually do have a disability or a list as long as your arm, you find ways of adapting your life and how you do things. One big down side of having a disability you also have to handle how others commentContinueContinue reading “I’m not a wheelchair!”

5 Things I Do Differently Living With Muscular Dystrophy

Having a Disabilty I’ve found people are always have a natural Curiosity to how I do things, over the years of having a muscular dystrophy a Progressive condition I’ve adapted many times over the years how I do certain things! A while back my fab friend Fi from Life of an Ambitious Turtle wrote a great postContinueContinue reading “5 Things I Do Differently Living With Muscular Dystrophy”