By Carrie Aimes – www.lifeontheslowlane.co.uk WHY I NEED A CEILING HOIST – I am 29 and completely non-ambulant due to Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy. Being rather petite, I have always been manually transferred (yes, lifted …
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RECRUITING PERSONAL CARERS (Part Two)
By Carrie Aimes (Part Two) I placed ad’s everywhere I could think of; online and locally. After several weeks of limited interest, I arranged interviews with each candidate in the hope that at least one …
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Carrie Aimes I was offered corrective scoliosis surgery at the age of nine. Back then I was able to walk short distances wearing leg splints and had a general diagnosis of congenital muscular dystrophy. Many …
Continue readingLIFE IN THE SLOW LANE WITH OUR NEW ‘BLOGGER’
Introducing our new ‘blogger’ Carrie Aimes Hi folks, I’m Carrie, just a regular girl – well a woman – of 28. Yes, I hate to admit that I’m edging ever closer to 30! As people …
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