I have Cerebral Palsy but it doesn't have me!
Cerebral Palsy is an umbrella term for a number of neurological conditions which usually impacts a person’s movement and co-ordination. It normally occurs as a result of an accident at birth or in early childhood.
March is National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month -a chance to celebrate and raise awareness of the condition. As someone who has lived with the condition for over 40 years, these are some things I think people should know about Cerebral Palsy. What is Cerebral Palsy? It’s typically caused as the result of an accident orContinue reading Cerebral Palsy: What you need to know
World Cerebral Palsy Day is on Friday 6th October and I’m offering a free online CP Workshop.
My last couple of blog posts have focused on disability and communication, specifically how people react to my speech impediment. I could tell you countless stories of how people have dismissed me because I have a speech impediment, caused by Cerebral Palsy. It’s both frustrating and hurtful but something I’ve become used to over theContinue reading Disability & Communication: Some top tips
I’m using my personal experience of Cerebral Palsy to mentor SEND pupils.
Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month started well with my first Disability Awareness Assembly.
An encouraging letter to young people with Cerebral Palsy
This year I’ve decided to offer four schools a free Disability Awareness Assembly during March
I know I’ve written about this before but Christmas is a particularly difficult time to be a wheelchair user. From mid-November, I begin to notice the aisles in shops starting to narrow as retailers seek to cram as much as they can in to attract festive shoppers. It becomes almost impossible to get around withoutContinue reading Christmas shouldn’t compromise disability access
For the past year, hubby has been off work to help me with our little lad Niall who was born last April. He did the same when we had Jack and having that support has been brilliant. Hubby has been working on our Costs to Expect app which is essentially a budget management tool withContinue reading Challenges of a Disabled Mum: Hubby returns to work
As I promised a few months ago, “Challenges of a Disabled Mum” is back – though it has to be said that my biggest challenge at the moment is simply finding the time to blog and develop the many ideas that I have! My five month old baby boy, Niall, is a full time jobContinue reading Challenges of a Disabled Mum – Mummy’s “Terrible Palsy”