Peer support is what? “The only source of knowledge is experience” (Albert Einstein). Peer support is the “process of giving and receiving encouragement and assistance to facilitate long-term recovery” Peer …
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The basic answer is no; you can’t. Can I travel in my wheelchair on a plane? It’s sad to say, in this modern age where man has climbed to the …
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An essential part of being independent is taking care of your own needs, physical (eating, drinking) and mental.
Are theatres purposely making purchasing a wheelchair theatre ticket or tickets, allowing wheelchair spaces, a challenge?
Be active, carry on in life. I am not disabled. I have a spinal cord injury. It will always be with me now! Leaving school After leaving school at 16, …
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Surgery The morning of surgery is when I go under the knife again for Baclofen pump No. four. I wake early to the sounds of a busy ward. Trollies are …
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Hospital Admission – In I go. And into hospital, I go. Arriving for my hospital admission, getting dropped off at the door by my wife. It’s Monday, and we haven’t …
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As the Admission Date Approaches, I am confident that the procedure will go ahead without complication. However, I do have a black cloud lingering over the thought of being in …
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Hospital admission again for Pump No. four Seven years have passed, and the time has come to go in for another procedure. It is time for Baclofen pump number four. …
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Yes, I do remember playing in the woods. The best memories! Amongst Butterflies Memories of playing in the woods. That’s what hearing the song Amongst Butterflies brought back to me. …
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