The Journey to Amputation

Animal Friends, pet insurance company, rejects claim for Service Dogs’s treatment; leaving his disabled owner Katy distressed, shocked,...

Not all disabilities are visible... discrimination and judgement in our everyday lives! There is still a persecution even in 2023, that...

Last Monday (7th August 2023), I meet with my Plastics Consultant/Surgeon for the first time at Salisbury District Hospital, to discuss...

Today (7th August 2023), I am going to Salisbury to meet up with a very close friend to take the next big step in my journey! We are...

The background is... I was a front line NHS paramedic till April 2017, when I left to become a Personal Independent Payment Disability...

This had two modules, and I was going to write them separately. However, as I haven't written in a while due to enjoying the sun, looking...

The purpose of this was to gain a greater understanding of the main mental health conditions; and the disabling impact on people's lives....

Another module, another tick in the box for completing, it successfully! The purpose of the Physical Regional Examination Technique...

I was a Personal Independent Payment (PIP) Disability Assessor (DA) for about 6 months, after leaving the ambulance service; which is...

How are you meant to jump (or hop) through so many hoops on one leg and an exhausted body? Everyone (well lots and lots of people) seem...

It’s Mental Health Awareness week and with the statistics, figures and facts have increased rapidly, especially since the dreaded COVID...

Anyone who has applied for Personal Independent Payment (PIP) will tell you it is a nightmare and that it is the worst process you can go...

On Wednesday, I took the next step to find my cure for my Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). I have CRPS in my left knee which I have...

We all live with pain; it makes up part of us and makes us who we are... happy, sad, or me For me, Katy, I live with daily debilitating...