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.”
Tag: Diary
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.”
Movie Magic.
I’m a huge nerd (surprise), and practically wet myself whenever a new Marvel or Star Wars film is released. 2018 alone should be enough to dehydrate me,…… Read more “Movie Magic.”
The Battle of the Wheels.
A collaboration between Diary of a Disabled Person and Seeing ME in Reality. It surprises many people that self-propelling a wheelchair takes a lot of effort and…… Read more “The Battle of the Wheels.”
Wheelchairs Are Forever: A Short Story.
“Carol, I need you to file these papers for me by tonight,” Don Evans dumped a large stack of paper in the middle of his personal assistants’…… Read more “Wheelchairs Are Forever: A Short Story.”
The Leibster Award.
The Leibster award was created in 2011 in Germany, and is given to bloggers by other bloggers online. This award focuses on small blogs, recognising their potential…… Read more “The Leibster Award.”
Diary of a Disabled Person. 