I’m not really sure what happened last weekend to be honest but this massive wave of tiredness came over me, I had to fight my eyes constantly but the sleep always won. Every time a Nurse came they had to wake me up, they all commented on how sleepy I was and the difficulty I […]
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Made to feel at fault
September 5, 2013 
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Just as I was eating my supper yesterday the two Consultants I have had, a sister and the SHO came round to chat with me. As I was half way through munching my banana they said they would see someone else and come back. I thought they were probably going to have a chat about […]
Continue reading Do I have faith?
June 23, 2013 2 Comments
I follow a blog called Time of Your Life by Tetraplegic Bhoy, a paralysed man from the neck down who can’t breath himself. He talks about the accident that paralysed him and how he has dealt and coped with life since. One of his recent posts was titled The ’God’ post, I comment on many […]
Continue reading Job Centre caused me more stress
June 16, 2013 0 Comments
Regular readers will know it is my intention to start my own business. It’s a bit secret squirrel as I have identified and untapped market that I want to build the business around. As with any benefit/allowance there are certain sections/processes you have to go through, be that on JSA (Job Seekers Allowance) or ESA […]
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June 4, 2013 0 Comments
Back in January the Marketing and Communications Officer of ACFA (Army Cadet Force Association) invited me to be the person for their ‘People’ page, at the back of the next edition of Army Cadet Magazine. I was very honoured to have been asked and accepted the invitation. I just hoped that it would be interesting […]
Continue reading Positive formality
December 15, 2012 0 Comments
I have been feeling really unwell for the past week. In bed nearly all day Sunday and most of Monday, felt a bit better Tuesday only to be struck down again on Wednesday. Had an upset stomach and been feeling sick, don’t know why but I have just increased two lots of pills to maximum […]
Continue reading Sporting choice
August 14, 2012 0 Comments
The Olympics has helped to inspire me to get back into sport, not to be a Paralympian in 2016, although why not, but to take up a sporting activity. Having said all that it had always been my intention take up a sport after recovering from the amputation. The sports I have done in the […]
Continue reading Time to go it alone
July 27, 2012 0 Comments
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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The Amputee 