I know it’s a bit typical at this time of year to see a review of the year, but it can be a very helpful thing as looking back is the best way to see how far you’ve come. Here’s a little review and 3 thankful things: Last Christmas we escaped hospital on Dec 24th…
Just think of the insanity of a world where we were so self-involved that we don’t notice that we’d made it impossible for a disabled person to access a hospital
At least from my perspective* As a follow-up to my blog post “Things for Mums to know about Dads” I’m hoping to share what I think I’ve learned vice versa – Mums forgive me if I have completely misrepresented you, but this is a man’s perspective. Just listen to her If you’ve read the “Things…
We’re different! Ok you already knew that didn’t you? I’m sure you did but it does sometimes slip our mind to remember that Men and Women, Dads and Mums are different, particularly in a stressful environment like dealing with disability in a family. My Wife and I have always been best friends as well as…
This week we celebrated Lydia’s 3rd birthday. What a joy it is to watch her grow and celebrate as she had her favourite people around her, gifts to unwrap and toys to play with, all enough to tire her out for an early and full nights sleep. As I watched her play and enjoy that…
In the last few years there has been a lot of coverage of the battle for logical loos. We’ve seen strong campaigns from advocates for proper changing places for disabled people in public – the images of disabled people and children being changed on the floors of toilets are both heart breaking and enraging. This…
This is actually a blog I did in June 2017 It was for Firefly but didn't find its way onto Dadability. It was when I had to give up work due to long hospital admissions and had to work out if I could go back or if both my wife and I were needed to…
Since we’ve had Lydia in our lives I’ve noticed quite a dramatic shift – I mean apart from all the obvious shifts that come with having a little one with disabilities. That shift has been in friendship, and I’ve noticed it to be the same for most other parents in our situation. The reality is…
I always loved Halloween As a child and a young adult I have been found home-making costumes and throwing parties in the past. It was one of the most fun times of the year – but some things have changed as I’ve gotten older and I came to realise that this “fun” is both careless…
From that great book The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan Our character Christian comes to a very high hill on his journey called The Hill Difficulty which leads to life and beside it there are two other paths called Danger and Destruction. Those ways are much easier and seem promising at this point when Christian…
