Then and now: the long haul
Gill 
Special assistance Fluent or fraught, getting through the airport is a huge part of your journey, and all the more so if you have a disability. And assistance comes in different guises. Paphos, arrivals. Special assistance. It’s dark, but they’re always ready for us here; a small army of hi-viz helpers swarms to greet us … Read more
https://ourstrokeblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_0019.mov It may not be obvious, but this is a picture of someone experiencing extreme fatigue after a long journey to an emotional destination. Well, the view from the bed. INVISIBLE HISTORY Horrible as it sounds, it was really reassuring to hear from a much younger friend who works from home that, since lockdown, she … Read more
Move that Qi Looking back on Stroke Awareness Month – May 2020 I’m a notorious Pollyanna, but right now, I’m checking our privilege. Make May Purple, they said. Well, it may have been purple somewhere, but of course, we haven’t been out and about to see the evidence. Apart from memes. There’s a poetic irony … Read more
Sign here Reflections on signing up your next of kin for a clinical trial When you’re watching someone being ill, there are things that fuel your energy and there are things that deplete it. I’m going to add my two pennyworth on the AVERT trial which Terry mentioned in his last post (Staying Alive), which … Read more