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2018 – DESPERATELY SEEKING SELF ACCEPTANCE

On January 14, 2018 By Disability Talk In Sylvia Mac, Featured

By Mandie Elizabeth Leek 2018 is here and as usual there is the the tradition of making new Years resolutions then desperately trying to keep to them. Then comes the sense of failure when we …

MY BIRTHMARK – MY STORY! A TALE OF FAMILY, FRIENDS AND THE COMMUNITY HELPING A YOUNG GIRL. A TRUE MORALITY STORY!

On January 8, 2018 By Disability Talk In Featured, Sylvia Mac

By Lisa Butler I have a facial port wine stain birthmark – but I hope this and other ‘blogs’ I will write is a way of being able to share my experiences in life so …

NAVAL HISTORY STILL INSPIRES

On December 14, 2017 By Disability Talk In Featured, Penny, Sylvia Mac

Penny Melville-Brown James Holman was a truly remarkable man: he was just a young Royal Naval Lieutenant aged 22 when he lost his sight. Undaunted, he used his personal charm, charisma and determination to travel …

WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE THE OUTSIDER IN THE CLASSROOM!

On December 11, 2017 By Disability Talk In Featured, Guest Commentators, Sylvia Mac

By Sylvia Mac (LoveDisfigure) How can a young person dislike or hate their body so much? A child aged 8 with long flowing golden hair, hazel eyes and beautiful olive skin. On many occasions I …

RECRUITING PERSONAL CARERS (Part One)

On November 14, 2017 By Disability Talk In Featured, Sylvia Mac

By Carrie Aimes (Part One) All my life I’ve required care, whether it be from family members, friends or paid employees. For over a decade now I have been hiring assistants to help me with …

SUPERHERO TRI SERIES

On November 8, 2017 By Disability Talk In Sylvia Mac, Martyn Sibley

By Martyn Sibley Recently I headed to Lake Dorney in Windsor. There was a very cool triathlon event being held. It goes by the name of ‘Super Hero Series’. As the series founder Sophia Warner …

BAKING BLIND GOES DOWN UNDER

On October 30, 2017 By Disability Talk In Featured, Penny, Sylvia Mac

Penny Melville-Browne OBE You might not have heard of Kiama, a delightful seaside town about 2 hours south of Sydney by road. It will be my first proper stop in Australia with old friends Rosemary …

WHEN SERVING YOUR COUNTRY CAN BRING A DEATH SENTENCE

On October 19, 2017 By Disability Talk In Sylvia Mac, Penny

BY PENNY MELVILLE BROWN OBE There’s a link between the US military and a higher chance of having ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or Lou Gehrig Disease) – more familiar to us in the UK as …

TRAVEL AHEAD – WHEN MARTYN MET CORY

On October 18, 2017 By Disability Talk In Featured, Martyn Sibley, Sylvia Mac

MARTYN SIBLEY It’s no hidden secret I love to travel. One of the further places away from Britain that I’ve enjoyed multiple times is the USA. The movies, the music, the magnitude. It really wowed …

DON’T TOUCH

On October 13, 2017 By Disability Talk In Sylvia Mac, Guest Commentators

I was always a shy young girl in my teens and didn’t really think about boys that often. I remember my father always telling me and my four elder sisters not to talk to boys …