Melissa Johns is an actress best known for her role as ‘Imogen’ in Coronation Street. Her casting in 2017 in Coronation Street made the national press because of her disability – and highlighted the under-representation …
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WHAT HOSPICE CARE REALLY MEANS
During Hospice Care Week (8-14 October) the Woking & Sam Beare Hospice have been out and about asking what hospice care really means. The Woking & Sam Beare Hospice teamed up with Radio Jackie who interviewed some …
Continue readingFOLIC ACID TO BE ADDED TO FLOUR TO REDUCE BIRTH DEFECTS
All flour is to be fortified with folic acid after ministers decided to back a plan that medical experts say will reduce the number of babies born in the UK with serious birth defects. Folic …
Continue readingCHANGING THE WORLD BY SIMPLE AWARENESS
By Martyn Sibley I’m just back from two weeks away. Myself, Kaisa, my PA Eileen and Sunny left on Saturday 22nd September for Poland. Stopping for a night in Essen, Germany – about halfway. Arriving …
Continue readingBLIND BAKER CHALLENGES PUBLIC ATTITUDES
Penny Melville-Brown from Hampshire is living proof that many people under-estimate what blind people can do. Research published by the Royal National Institute of Blind People found that ‘half of UK adults think that people with sight …
Continue readingHOLLYWOOD PHOTOS, HOLLYWOOD HEADSHOTS & HOLLYWOOD CHALLENGES!
Hollywood Photos, Hollywood Headshots and Hollywood Challenges. And #ALLin matters with Actress Eileen Grubba and Photographer Peggy Warny. A meeting between Eileen Grubba and Peggy Warny talking all things Hollywood. And the challenges, and the fight for …
Continue readingMEDICINES DERIVED FROM CANNABIS WILL BE AVAILABLE WITHIN WEEKS
Doctors in England, Scotland and Wales will soon be able to prescribe cannabis derived medicine in less than a month. And this comes from no less an authority than the Home Secretary, Sajid Javid. Sajid Javid …
Continue readingDIANA ELIZABETH JORDAN – AN ACTRESS WHO’S THE PERFECT EXAMPLE OF RESILIENCE!
Diana Elizabeth Jordan – Actor, Speaker, Artist Educator and Artivist Diana Elizabeth Jordan is a living example of resiliency. Diagnosed with cerebral palsy (which mildly affects her speech and gait) around age two, she grew …
Continue readingTOMORROW IS WHITE CANE DAY IN THE US
By Penny Melville-Brown I bought my latest cane from San Francisco’s LightHouse organisation that supports visually impaired people. I specially chose a strong but collapsible version to be my “back-up” cane as I embarked upon a cooking …
Continue readingESTHER McVEY SAYS SOME FAMILIES WILL BE WORSE OFF UNDER UNIVERSAL CREDIT
In a speech that seemed to contradict Prime Minister Theresa May Esther McVey told the BBC that some people will lose money. She stated,” I’ve made tough decisions. Some people will be worse off. Under …
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