3 September 2023
23 Years Paralysed – Would I reverse my accident?
When I hit ‘post’ on this article 23 years ago to the second I broke my neck. 276 months. 1200 weeks. Just before I dived in I looked…
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Thoughts on meditation, being human and finding a little peace. Take your time. There’s no right place to begin.
3 September 2023
When I hit ‘post’ on this article 23 years ago to the second I broke my neck. 276 months. 1200 weeks. Just before I dived in I looked…
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Although I believe I am the type of person who is naturally quite grateful for the life I live, I never used to give it much thought. Like…
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Shortly after I came out of hospital Lewis, who was around seven years old at the time, came to visit with a massive smile on his face. “Guess…
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In 2007 I enrolled in a six week anger management course with my partner at the time. It wasn’t because we needed to deal with anger issues, but…
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For the first few months after breaking my neck I was on bed rest, flat on my back with weights hanging down over the top of the bed…
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23 March 2023
If I asked two people how happy they were – a lottery winner on the day they won the lottery, and a homeless person on the day they…
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Winston Churchill once said “When you’re going through hell, keep going.” I’m not comparing my present struggle to those of the soldiers in WWII, to whom Winston Churchill…
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23 March 2023
Let’s say you have a meeting at school or college to discuss your future career, and they immediately hit you with the obvious question: “What do you want…
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23 March 2023
“Of course I am, I’m reading this – I can’t read in my sleep!” No, wait a moment. Not that kind of awake. I mean are you really…
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“You’ll worry less about what people think about you, when you realise how seldom they do.” – David Foster Wallace When you live your life making decisions based…
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The Incident and Its Aftermath In 1991, a seemingly harmless dive into a swimming pool changed my life forever. The accident left me paralysed from the chest down,…
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“I wish I could say I didn’t owe anything to anyone, but the truth is I wouldn’t be standing here if it wasn’t for the courage and support…
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