I was up and at the Job Centre by nine o’clock this morning as I had an appointment with a personal adviser from TCHC (The Consultancy Home Counties). TCHC is a private company working for the Government to assist people facing Redundancy or Unemployed. For those, who like me, are Unemployed they offer funding and […]
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Oarsome Mobility Grips
July 26, 2012 
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I, like many other long term crutch users, have adapted foam, pipe insulation and all manner of other materials to try and relive the pain in my hands. Physiotherapists frown upon this DIY but in the past there has been nothing on the market to solve the problem. This has all changed since Emily Webb, […]
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July 26, 2012 0 Comments
I’ll be reviewing all sorts of different equipment & gadgets and giving you a honest opinion on how well they perform. Obviously I will be reviewing as an above knee amputee but where I can I’ll explain how the equipment may affect people with other forms of disability. Where I can I will put a […]
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Life begins today
July 26, 2012 0 Comments
It may be my 1st Birthday as an amputee but in real money I am 40 today. Apparently, so the saying goes, life begins at 40 and I would like to think that’s true. Because I was supposed to be on Annual Camp for my Birthday I was a bit worried about it, nothing to […]
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Home alone
July 24, 2012 2 Comments
Yesterday was my first full day back home and by lunchtime I found myself home alone until Friday. Quite a while ago, because I was going to be at Annual Camp, Mum and Dad had booked a dog friendly log cabin in Derbyshire for a few days away. When I came back from Camp early […]
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One night only (Part 2)
July 23, 2012 0 Comments
Saturday night I got hardly any sleep as I wrestled with the shower room situation. The room layout consisted of a massive rectangular room (longest length from side to side as you look from the door) with the door on the far right hand side. It was that big you could have easily got a […]
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One night only (Part 1)
July 22, 2012 0 Comments
Yesterday was D Day for Annual Camp, I finished all my packing last minute .com style in the morning in time for packing into the car. Dad helped me a lot especially with packing the car, which was a good job since I was lugging a suitcase, suit carrier, small Bergen, daysack, camera backpack, tripod, […]
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Update and camp prep
July 18, 2012 0 Comments
Unusually I have been doing what I was told and taking things easy, which is why the blog has been quiet, so it’s time for an update on where I am right now. As instructed I didn’t wear my prosthetic leg for just over 5 days while taking anti-inflammatories. Last Sunday I tried my leg […]
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The Amputee 