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Everyone needs a reason to live! Let’s face it that’s why we are here, and apart from when we are children and have adults to make decisions for us, we pretty much live our lives the way we want. Our minds and bodies do what we decide is best for us. But, what happens when [&...

I love when I hear this song on the radio. Why? It’s a reminder to me that I need to look after myself and check on both my physical and mental health. This is something I have learned the hard way. Being diagnosed with depression has helped me to understand that being strong i...

Regardless of the circumstance children grow up in, all children need one or if they are lucky many mentors in their lives. Children who experience disabilities also have mentors known as Teacher Aids once they reach school age. The idea of teacher aids and mentors had me thinkin...

Have you ever seen the movie “Death at a Funeral”? In it there is a scene where the elderly Uncle entraps a young friend to assist him in a bathroom visit. Only thing is that Uncle has left it to the last minute. Of course there are numerous obstacles to avoid with the loan w...

“Are we on the same page?” I recently asked my high functioning autistic 21-year-old. “Yes, we’re on the same page Mum, but I think we’re reading different books!” he replied. While we both had a bit of a laugh at this conversation, it made me stop and think about jus...

This blog is not about to make light of how serious living with and caring for someone with a disability can be. However, for sanity reasons for both myself and those I care for I have had to look at those things that strike me and my kids as funny. We often look back at [&hellip...

If like me you have been an avid viewer of the Commonwealth Games in the past couple of weeks you would have seen and heard a lot about how inclusive the Games have been with a numerous “para” sports being included alongside the able-bodied versions. The format started me to ...

You often hear the phrase "that kid just needs some tough-love" and they would be right a lot of the time."Great," you think, "I'll do that!" But, what does tough-love look like for children with disabilities and does it apply? In short, Yes! The way you as a parent or carer go a...

It seems everyone needs a reason to be kind to ourselves. In this age of bullying, it's quite a shock to realise that the biggest bullies we face are often ourselves. As a carer, we often forget to be kind to ourselves and bully our most precious commodity - our self-worth. So, w...