Hard Days Are Construction Days
johndabell Recovering from multi-organ failure is hard work. Recovery is exhausting, frustrating, and full of uncertainty. It’s also full of the kind of courage that rarely makes headlines. People often imagine…
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The Real Hunger Games: Life on a RIG Feeding Tube
People hear the phrase feeding tube and imagine nutrition, support, recovery — something clinical and straightforward. A medical solution. A helping hand. What they don’t imagine is hunger. Yet being…
The Asset Model And Cancer
A change in ability status can happen at any moment and cancer certainly changes who you are. Cancer equals loss. There is a loss of control. It robs you of…
Why ‘Special Needs’ Needs To Go
Do we need to slay the phrase ‘special needs’?
The Wonder Of Precepts
In the film Wonder, Mr Browne writes on the board: “Your deeds are your monuments.” This gets me immediately thinking. If it gets me thinking then it’s going to get…
Teacher Without A Tongue: Being Positive About (dis)Ability
Do you see being disabled positively?