A Choice – Wrist Pain or Nerve Pain?

Today unable to weight bear easily on my walking frame with my sore left wrist, I was still keen to move to manage my other nerve pain. But after a few lengths of my local park’s cricket pitch I realised that by not swinging my sore arm, my balance, nerve pain and...

Happiness & Smiling

Smiling was the last thing I felt like doing today. I wasn’t seeing anyone so my grumpiness couldn’t be spread. Besides, since forgoing my regular Botox jabs to correct my facial palsy, smiling was increasingly difficult. But I decided to stretch in the sun  & did...

Setbacks & Opportunities

A setback throws us, right? It’s unexpected and totally catches us off guard. Understandably we become so frustrated, negative and often begin to conjure up all the likely obstacles that may result. Even harder to deal with when we seem to have just adapted too or...

Choice and Empowerment  in COVID19

Choice leads to empowerment, right? Let me explain… if you’re given a choice between strawberry and chocolate ice-cream, you are able to pick the flavour that meets your cravings at the time. And eating the ice-cream of you own preference is so much more satisfying...

What the Mind Believes the Body Perceives

After a few weeks in isolation, adapting my regular rehab regime into my day, I’ve hit a wall! In fact, learning that we are likely to be in isolation for 6 months, I certainly feel that sustaining this is going to be tough. My rehab facility has offered me TeleHealth...