How To Walk

I think of my week in intensive care in Leicester as 'The end of the hollow time'. It was still sucky, not being able to move, but ...

Today, a month after I arrived at Barclay House, a door-stopper has been fitted onto my door. I can now leave the door open all day and com...

My first thought when I woke up in intensive care was to encourage my family. They looked so sad. At that point, there was still some stren...

The world is not accessible. Anyone in a wheelchair will tell you that nothing pulls you up short like a heavy pull door. I can't acces...

I was thirsty. The first two weeks of not drinking water were excruciating. I was having bizarre fantasies about peach iced tea. When a spe...

One thing I'm really feeling right now is how expensive it is to be disabled. It's annoying because I'm getting stronger quite ...

My second week in hospital was the worst. Medically, I was stable, but I was plagued by awful dreams. The plots of the dreams weren't s...