A Life Without Limits by Sir Bert Massie (book review)
Let me start this review by saying that I knew nothing about Sir Bert Massie before I read his memoir. I recognised his name, but I didn’t know why I recognised it. Basically, I’ve grown up seeing the...
View ArticleTwo days until my PIP assessment
N.B. Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a benefit in the UK that helps disabled people cover the extra living costs they incur as a result of their impairments, such as needing to pay for a care...
View ArticleHow my PIP assessment went
N.B. Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a benefit in the UK that helps disabled people cover the extra living costs they incur as a result of their impairments, such as needing to pay for a care...
View ArticleA PIP decision, a permanent job, and a new consultant
Okay, I admit it. It has been so long since I last updated this blog that I couldn’t remember my login details. I may have forgotten those, but I hadn’t actually forgotten View from a Walking Frame,...
View ArticleIt’s already been a long year…
Hello, hello – how are you all? I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one who feels as though 2020 has lasted about three years already and we’re only just halfway through. Those of you who follow me on...
View ArticleI jinxed it…
Do you remember that bit in my previous blog post where I said that my hip and pelvis pain had been so much better since I’d been staying at home all the time? Well, I think I jinxed it, because guess...
View ArticleA love letter to Gossip Girl (and a moan about chronic pain)
Today is the fourth bad cerebral palsy day I’ve had in a row. I am sore, I am grumpy and I am tired. And, I’ll admit it, I’d kinda forgotten just how draining it is to have increased pain levels over...
View ArticleMore than just an empty tub of moisturiser
What do you see when you look at this photo? It’s okay, you can be honest: it’s a poorly-taken picture of an empty moisturiser tub. Well, that’s probably what it looks like to you, but to me it...
View ArticleI moved out!
I did it! I finally moved out of my mum’s house. Not only did I move out, but I’ve moved away. I’ve gone from West Yorkshire to South Yorkshire. I’ve wanted to move out ever since I had to move back...
View ArticleFour months of living alone
I’ve been living on my own for four months now. Can you believe it? Four. Months. In that time I’ve been very restrained and only been to IKEA twice, fallen and cut my head open once (I’m fine by the...
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