Do you remember those sweltering days of July? When it was so hot that sleeping became a problem. Incredibly high temperatures and no breeze. And how we moaned! But as we move towards October there …
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HOMELESSNESS & MENTAL HEATH
Do you remember those sweltering days of July? When it was so hot that sleeping became a problem. Incredibly high temperatures and no breeze. But as we move towards October there is a definite chill …
Continue readingMARTYN SIBLEY’S LATEST NEWS
By Martin Sibley With my disability, summer is usually good health wise. Which is a relief this year after the terrible winter I had with my colds. My relatively new morning routine has been a …
Continue readingCLAIRE WINELAND DIES AGE 21
Claire Wineland, the inspirational activist has died at the age of 21. This young US woman with cystic fibrosis, who made a name for herself through writing, speaking and social media, has died after receiving …
Continue reading“A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE” – ANOTHER DISABLED ROLE LOST!
And yet again it’s happening! It appears that the role of Virginia Hall (a WW11 spy who lost her left leg below the knee) in a new film is going to be played by the able-bodied Daisy Ridley. …
Continue readingBEACH REVEAL 2018
On Monday, 13th August this year, Sylvia Mac, child burn survivor and founder of Love DisFigure, travelled the beaches of East England to reach out to ladies and encourage them to embrace their bodies by being photographed …
Continue readingTHE AGONIES OF CONSTANT MIGRAINES
This is ‘Migraine Awareness Week’ (it always runs from the first Sunday in September to the next) and its aim is to highlight how many millions in the world suffer from this debilitating condition. Consider …
Continue readingOUR #ALLin MOVEMENT IS ON THE MOVE! – FROM HOLLYWOOD, TO THE COBBLES OF CORONATION STREET AND TO THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER!
From the Hills of HOLLYWOOD, to the cobbles of CORONATION STREET and to the PALACE of WESTMINSTER .. Our growing #ALLin Movement is on the move! #ALLin (ALL Inclusive) is a world-wide movement devoted to help …
Continue readingTHE INVISIBLE DISABILITIES
It seems obvious that what you can’t see is invisible. And a magician’s sleight of hand is most certainly invisible. But when you’re fooled by the magician you know it’s a trick. But when an …
Continue readingWHAT IS FIBROMYALGIA?
Kirsty Young, the most loved voice of Desert Islands Discs, is to leave the programme for an undisclosed period of time. Kirsty, 49, has announced she is temporarily leaving because she is suffering from Fibromyalgia. It’s a …
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