It’s been quite a year. In the middle of January, mere weeks after getting married, my husband & I began the search for a new home. Our…… Read more “One More Time.”
Tag: Wheelchair
Jingle Wheels: Another Christmas Short Story.
It was Christmas eve, & Santa’s workshop was a flurry of activity. The last of the presents were being wrapped in shiny paper with glittering ribbons, &…… Read more “Jingle Wheels: Another Christmas Short Story.”
How To Train Your Wheelchair: Part 2.
Part 1 is available here. We entered the restaurant by wandering down a narrow alleyway, the ceiling of which was completely covered in fairy-lights. We settled in…… Read more “How To Train Your Wheelchair: Part 2.”
How to Train Your Wheelchair: Part 1.
After a small but much-needed lie-in on a cold Monday morning, it was time to make a move. By which I mean, of course, that my husband…… Read more “How to Train Your Wheelchair: Part 1.”
Equal Pay For Disability.
A Tory candidate has stated that disabled people should be paid less than our able-bodied counterparts, because our work is about happiness.Because we don’t have bills to…… Read more “Equal Pay For Disability.”
She Sells Sanctuary.
Opposition can come from the unlikeliest of places, as I discovered online rather recently. Seemingly out of nowhere someone was telling me at length about how medical…… Read more “She Sells Sanctuary.”
Liberty Denied.
When disabled people ask you not to use the phrase “wheelchair-bound”, it’s not political correctness gone mad; it’s political correctness asking you not to contribute to the…… Read more “Liberty Denied.”
Womb of Woes: Part 3.
Parts 1 and 2 are available by clicking each number. The clock had skipped forward almost two hours when I came to in a bed, oxygen mask…… Read more “Womb of Woes: Part 3.”
Womb of Woes: Part 2.
Part 1 is available here. My second appointment was with a different, younger doctor. Once again I reeled off a list of my symptoms, fully expecting them…… Read more “Womb of Woes: Part 2.”
Diary of a Disabled Person. 