You Pay Peanuts, You Get Monkeys! 05/06/2017 If I'm honest, I must confess that on the whole I don't have a lot of time for the majority of carers. I realise that as a disabled person this is a terrible thing to say. I am also aware that it is wrong to tar a whole profession with the same brush and I have abundant proof that there are a lot of good carers out there. Being a carer is a very dedicated vocation and those who do really go into it with the intention to help people and do so should be lauded and admired. However, throughout my
If I'm honest, I must confess that on the whole I don't have a lot of time for the majority of carers. I realise that as a disabled person this is a terrible thing to say. I am also aware that it is wrong to tar a whole profession with the same brush and I have abundant proof that there are a lot of good carers out there. Being a carer is a very dedicated vocation and those who do really go into it with the intention to help people and do so should be lauded and admired. However, throughout my
If You're Like It Then Should You Put A Label On It? 04/27/2017 Please excuse the title of this blog. I was going for a pun on Beyonce 'Single Ladies' but it didn't turn out' If there is one thing I've learnt in the past few years, it's that the human brain is a complex and wonderful thing. No two pieces of neurological wiring are the same and there are a billion ways in which that mass of neurons in our skull can function. What many seem like a normal way of viewing the world and behaving to one person may seem like complete madness to someone else. I was
Please excuse the title of this blog. I was going for a pun on Beyonce 'Single Ladies' but it didn't turn out' If there is one thing I've learnt in the past few years, it's that the human brain is a complex and wonderful thing. No two pieces of neurological wiring are the same and there are a billion ways in which that mass of neurons in our skull can function. What many seem like a normal way of viewing the world and behaving to one person may seem like complete madness to someone else. I was
I, Daniel Blake - A Honest Snapshot of Modern Britain 04/22/2017 WARNING: This blog contains Spoilers for the film I, Daniel Blake. If you have yet to see it you might not want to read further. This week, I finally got round to watching a film that has been on my radar for this blog for some time now. No it's not Me Before You, that is still waiting at the bottom of my DVD pile and will be probably gathering dust for a lot longer. I'm talking about I, Daniel Blake, the BAFTA winning film of 2016 by veteran director Ken Loach. This hard-hitting tale of
WARNING: This blog contains Spoilers for the film I, Daniel Blake. If you have yet to see it you might not want to read further. This week, I finally got round to watching a film that has been on my radar for this blog for some time now. No it's not Me Before You, that is still waiting at the bottom of my DVD pile and will be probably gathering dust for a lot longer. I'm talking about I, Daniel Blake, the BAFTA winning film of 2016 by veteran director Ken Loach. This hard-hitting tale of
These Women Are Beautiful With or Without Make-Up 04/15/2017 As a rule, I don't have much of an interest in television programmes about makeovers. However, this week Channel 4's Face-To-Face presented by Katie Piper did catch my attention. In it, Katie who was left blinded in one eye and with profound facial scarring after an acid attack by an ex-partner in 2008, treated several woman with various skin problems to a make-up masterclass, the twist being the experts helping them suffered from exactly the same condition. It was a remarkably eye-opening
As a rule, I don't have much of an interest in television programmes about makeovers. However, this week Channel 4's Face-To-Face presented by Katie Piper did catch my attention. In it, Katie who was left blinded in one eye and with profound facial scarring after an acid attack by an ex-partner in 2008, treated several woman with various skin problems to a make-up masterclass, the twist being the experts helping them suffered from exactly the same condition. It was a remarkably eye-opening
