I am not one to whine, or deliberately see the bad or sad side of life. In fact I think sometimes people who follow me forget there is even another side. Such is the nature of social media.
Continue reading “Understanding PTSD: is it just someone moaning or feeling sad?”Month: October 2022
Poem: Living life on a knife edge
It’s as precarious as it gets.
As long as you look dead ahead
Keep your focus
Don’t get tense
Still the mind
Know what’s next
Take deep breaths
It’s easy, right.. yeah right.
Like juggling 15 balls at once,
But juggling isn’t your forte
Eye off for a sec
Fumble one
Catch, then drop
Almost had it
Drop them all
Just pick them up… yeah right. (Not)
One small thing throws you
An out of proportion crash
The world falls in
You lose control
Cry and scream
Can’t pull it in
Just sob and sob
Get your act together… yeah right.
PTSD is the 15 balls
Taking up all of your mind.
An extra curve ball comes
And bowls you over
PTSD spills out
As the balls crash
So does everything
You lose control
That one extra thing… no…. Not alright
Poem by Melanie Magowan
A summary of my second year as an amputee
My second year as an amputee has been tougher than my first. The honeymoon period has worn off, I’m hitting walls and barriers and a ton of ‘I will never be able to do that again’ realisations as I start to adjust my expectations from restoring a life I lost, to building a shiny new one that’s a slightly different shape.
Continue reading “A summary of my second year as an amputee”#240 Two year ampuversary: it’s a tough one this year.
I wasn’t prepared for how tough I would find this second anniversary, and today is only the day before, I haven’t even got to the actual day yet (tomorrow).
Continue reading “#240 Two year ampuversary: it’s a tough one this year.”Amputee awareness week 2022
On 8 October 2020, my life was changed for ever.
The impacts of that are far reaching and will likely take me many many years to fully accept – if I ever do.
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