Disability is not the end, just a different way to spend time in your new life

People who don’t work have to find different ways to fill their time. But those who are unable to work because they have disabilities, like me, need to find things within their capabilities. Not so easy. For many, previously enjoyed pastimes are out. Of course, I cannot speak for everyone but some of the ways …

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Fury at BPS ‘influence’ and being assessed as ‘fit to work’

News that the government’s disability employment strategy seems heavily influenced by the discredited BPS disability model has prompted a furious reaction. A quite justifiable one, in my view. In this column, on Wednesday, I wrote about and commented upon what senior civil servant Tabitha Jay revealed. She had been speaking to MPs in the all-party …

Looking forward with an occasional backwards glance

My way of living with multiple sclerosis, and a wheelchair, is to hold firmly to my mantra. And that is always to look forward and concentrate on the things I can do and get as much enjoyment out of that as is humanly possible. But, just once in a while it can do some good …

MS gives new opportunity

It can be a funny old world at times. Almost all my adult life I have had a chronic disease, namely multiple sclerosis but I never realised that it would one day give me the opportunity to enjoy my passion for writing while unable to go out to work. But, let’s go back a while. …

Ups and Downs of one of ‘those’ days

   UP: Kate who posted the video that went viral. DOWN: My car's gearbox goes wrong - again. Have you ever had one of ‘those’ days? Well, yesterday was certainly one of those for me. It started before Lisa and I went to bed. Just after midnight, I posted a new entry on my blog …

Making this blog your blog

  http://www.50shadesofsun.com What do you, yes YOU dear reader, want to see in this blog? I have spent the last six months making all the decisions but you really deserve to have your say. The daily figures already show that the most popular topics since 50shadesofsun was launched, last August, have been about fearless volunteer …

Blog review 2015 and New Year’s resolutions

This, my 50shadesofsun blog, went live on August 1 last year and so December 31 marked the end of its first five months. When starting it, I had absolutely no idea of what to expect, how many views it would achieve and how many visitors it would attract. I was not sure how many posts …

Hard life of a webhost migrant

AAAAAGH!!! What a day, phew, anyone would have to be pleased that it’s over and all completed, well almost all. It has been the most difficult and time consuming project that has been tackled by me for many months, maybe even years. And when I say tackled, I mean exactly that because completing it was …