The Lovely Blog Award is given by bloggers to other bloggers whose content is well-written and insightful, often inspiring others to put pen to paper (or in…… Read more “The Lovely Blog Award.”
Underestimated: Another Short Story.
It was a cold day in the middle of October and the rain battering the window was loud enough to wake Steve up early. He lay on…… Read more “Underestimated: Another Short Story.”
Judgement Day.
Disabled people face discrimination and prejudice in a variety of forms, be it the obstruction of an access route, the misuse of special facilities, or even just…… Read more “Judgement Day.”
Pixelated Wheels: Another Short Story.
The hardest thing about being unemployed, other than the crippling financial pressures and the constant need to fend off a myriad of questions from various family members,…… Read more “Pixelated Wheels: Another Short Story.”
Worlds Apart: A Collaboration Between The Disability Diaries and Diary of a Disabled Person.
There are a great many cultural divides between the UK and South Africa, and unsurprisingly this extends to disability. With two radically different systems of health care…… Read more “Worlds Apart: A Collaboration Between The Disability Diaries and Diary of a Disabled Person.”
Stephen Hawking: A Brief Moment in Time.
In 1963 doctors gave Stephen Hawking two years to live. Little did they know that he would defy all odds, surviving for fifty-five years instead. Most people…… Read more “Stephen Hawking: A Brief Moment in Time.”
Things Just Got Complicated.
Relationships are complicated. Relationships while one or both partners are chronically ill or disabled results in an explosion of chaos that equals filling a volcano with Coca-Cola…… Read more “Things Just Got Complicated.”
Can’t Be Treated.
Trigger Warning: self-harm, suicide. You may have heard the saying “there’s more than one way to skin a rabbit” and I used to believe that this was…… Read more “Can’t Be Treated.”
Diary of a Disabled Persons’ Fiance; by Jarred Triskelion.
If I did not fixate on the wheelchair the first time I met Dax, it was only because I am a bloke, it was a freshers week…… Read more “Diary of a Disabled Persons’ Fiance; by Jarred Triskelion.”
GETting Nowhere.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is one of those strange conditions that has no real treatment protocols assigned to the disease, mainly because so little is known about…… Read more “GETting Nowhere.”
Diary of a Disabled Person. 