More than just physical fatigue
I’ve read a few things recently about other people’s fatigue. At times I can see similarities to my own lack of energy, at other times I find little in common. ...
Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month
I might look disabled to others, but as the saying goes don’t judge a book by its cover. Just because I’m surrounded every time we meet by technology does not...
Stepping back
Stepping back from elite sport can always be a challenge. Especially so when on the face of things you are succeeding and people see you on a roll. Then, when...
AAC and identity
We are all different. A big part of my own identity is undoubtedly my physical disability, my communication impairment, and my hearing loss, and all of these contribute to how...
Boccia and AAC
I’ve been thinking about the skills I needed for boccia at Tokyo 2020. Especially, how being a communication aid user helped me to achieve my dream of representing my nation...
Am I good enough?
Every now and then I have a niggle of self-doubt, asking myself “am I good enough?” Growing up in mainstream school I was the only disabled pupil with a power...
To verbalise or not to verbalise - choosing to use AAC
This has been on my mind for several months now. Back in February, I found something wrong with my mouth, I had a lump in my cheek and it was...
Living the dream
I am absolutely thrilled to have been selected for Tokyo 2020 to represent GB Paralympics at Boccia. For me, this is living the dream. Several people have asked how I...
Being kind to myself
Like so many people I’ve found the last few weeks have been different to anything I have ever experienced. It’s been a time full of highs and lows, with a...