Assuming can be harmful

Last week, I went to the GP about a terrible pain in my neck.  Usually, I’ve got so many issues that I would ignore something like this and simply put up with it. But this time, the pain was particularly worse.  First, I asked my dad to have a look and he told me it...

Who is Kiara? When systems fail….

“Hi there!” a lady’s chirpy voice says through my receiver. “Oh sorry, who is speaking?” I ask… I had no idea who this lady was. “Kiara!” She told me.  Dumbfounded, I say “Oh, sorry, I’ve got the wrong number”.  I hang up the phone, dumbfounded! I stare at...

New Visions POSSIBLE but it’s a Dr & Patient Effort!

I posted on social media my before and after eye surgery photos and received many comments saying “amazing!” “incredible!” and so much praise for what a great job the surgeon has done.  And it’s absolutely true – he did do such a great job.  However, reading...

Empowering Resilience!

I recently presented to the @GRP Speech Pathology ‘Mental Health Matters’ Team Day on resilience. An incredible group of therapists and thoroughly loved working with them to explore and develop both their personal & professional resilience. Their...

“I bought a green house!”

“I bought a green house!” Did I? I was incredibly confused when I received a text message on a Saturday night to tell me that my order was on its way!  I’ve been off screens recently due to my eye, but this was something that I knew I needed to look into....