by admin | Apr 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
Since my stroke 20 years ago, I’ve focused my energy on learning how to adapt, pace myself and live with chronic conditions and still keep going. And yet it’s the small, unexpected things that hit me the hardest. Today was meant to be a day off. But instead, it...
by admin | Apr 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
Last year I booked tickets to the tennis for my nephew’s birthday without thinking too hard about how accessible it would be. I didn’t factor in wheelchairs or seating or how my body might cope. I just booked them like anyone else would. It wasn’t until later that the...
by admin | Apr 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
Sometimes I wish I could explain what it actually feels like to live in this body. I have the insight on this post-stroke, sometimes brilliant, sometimes exhausted version of myself, but I sometimes think it would be easier to pretend that I don’t. Having the...
by admin | Apr 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
Lately, it’s become impossible to ignore just how much one part of my body changing can ripple through my entire life. That’s the part people often don’t see. Disability isn’t just the injury or the diagnosis, it’s the domino effect it has throughout. I’m...
by admin | Apr 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
Twenty years ago, I had a brainstem stroke when I was 24. I went from being an occupational therapist who supported others in their recovery to someone who couldn’t blink, smile or speak. Neuropathic pain arrived, fatigue settled in and my body no longer followed...
