
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...

Marching on
My last blog post was about stepping back from boccia and retiring as an elite athlete. I’ve known for a long time what I wanted to do when I had...

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...

Adversity in sport
Last week I was short-listed for a CP Sport award for overcoming adversity in sport. I’m not sure who had put me up for the award and I was pleasantly...

Levelling up the playing field
The future of boccia is changing, what we are seeing is a levelling of the playing field. In fact, as of this week, it is a reality, we have the...

Staying clean
Elite-level sport must be the only time in life when you are expected to wee in front of an absolute stranger. It’s necessary to prove that the sample of urine...

A new look
I'm getting excited, on Tuesday this week after months of work I will be relaunching my website. It has a whole new look but still with a focus on lived...

UK guidance on accessible homes
I've blogged before about why I ended up building my own home, sadly I couldn't find anything that met my needs as a power chair user. Based on my experiences...