It’s hard being an amputee in Nz.. the service is limited to 5 centres nationwide and I’m over 200km away from the closest. Here’s what a day visit to the limb centre is like for me.
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PTSD / disability: What you don’t see
All social media usually shows is the rosy side of life. I do try to post about the whole picture around living with a medical fuck up acquired disability. But there are always things you don’t see when you read about the rosier side of life.
Continue reading “PTSD / disability: What you don’t see”Wensley’s Cycles winter duathlon series Race 1: race report
The last few weeks have been a roller coaster at best. The PTSD has been off the charts meaning the slightest little thing has been knocking me off that precipice.
Remember this visual analogy?
Continue reading “Wensley’s Cycles winter duathlon series Race 1: race report”New walk/ run goal – day 1
There’s been a million reasons why my blade running has stalled. Some of those are out of my control, and some are barriers I have created for myself. Todays the day I actually start doing something about that.
Continue reading “New walk/ run goal – day 1”#260 Weekend away without a wheelchair!
This is the first time I have ventured out of town on a plane without a wheelchair. Here’s how it went.
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