⚠️Background: I entered a local running event a few weeks ago and was told after entering that I had been withdrawn because wheelchairs were banned.
❣️Instead of losing my cool, I went about seeking a solution to make the event more inclusive for everyone.
Continue reading “Wheelchair entry ban: finding a solution”Today marks 3 years since I elected to have my left leg amputated below the knee. I can remember that moment being wheeled to surgery. I was looking down at both feet, knowing that one would be gone by the time I came back. I felt massive grief, there in that moment in pre-op. It is indescribable.
Continue reading “3 years an amputee – reflections.”Tell us about a time when you felt out of place.
This probably happens a million times a day. What I am learning, is how to ignore it- or at least not let it negatively affect me as much as it used to.
Continue reading “Out of place?”I see a psychologist regularly to help me to deal with my PTSD and all its associated problems following my amputation in 2020.. sometimes in this process old information comes back around again and this is a prime example.
Continue reading “Brain dump: disability as a percentage”
