Restrictions Of Epilepsy And Autism
I can be positive all I like concerning my neurological issues, but of course there are restrictions on what I can and cannot do. Everybody has their stone walls and glass ceilings, whoever they are...
View ArticleEpilepsy Won’t Hold Me Back Any More!
Image: 123rf.com I spent much of yesterday attempting to compose my thoughts and feelings concerning my meeting with Sheila at Compass and what was discussed there. I couldn’t really piece it all...
View ArticleOverexcitement: Catalyst Or Symptom?
For a person who is both epileptic and autistic, it is very difficult to separate and analyse behaviours that might be due to one or the other or even both. Am I having a seizure because I’ve also...
View ArticleAn Overview Of 2012
Every year, for as long as I can remember, I have always taken the year that was and written a review of it. As a child it was in paper diaries; for the last twelve years or so it has been online, in a...
View ArticleI Have Epilepsy. I Am Not Crazy
Over the years I have heard some truly ridiculous theories – and even phobias – concerning epilepsy. All of those ridiculous statements concerning radiation, or a troubled pregnant mother and whatever...
View ArticleSexuality And Disability
In my hometown of Cheltenham lives a very famous lady. She is famous for being amazing. For the sake of argument, we’ll call her “Lisa”. Lisa is only a few years older than myself and is a Thalidomide...
View ArticleEpilepsy, Disability And Idiocy
“MOVE IT!” I had just hobbled off the coach, en route to my home town to visit with my son. London Victoria is where I had to change to a different coach, and I was looking forward to the two-hour...
View Article“You Won’t Be Seeing Frank Any More; He’s… No Longer Here”
That was the first thing that my neurologist told me when I met with him this afternoon – a year after I last saw my Epilepsy Nurse, Frank La Rocca. Last August I had to cancel an appointment due to a...
View ArticleHow I Saved A Life
Disclaimer: This piece is not about blowing my own trumpet. I am writing this to prove a point – that people with disabilities can still make an important contribution to society. Colin Brewer,...
View ArticleThe Fall Of An Epileptic
Today I am bedbound. During the night I awoke screaming in agony. Why? This delightful type of seizure that they refer to as “abscence”. I felt myself going. I even felt my eyes roll back in their...
View ArticleTurning Japanese And Cross-Stitch Flowers
I am still stuck in bed, but feeling a good deal better. My bruise has come out in some rather amazing hues, but the pain isn’t as bad as it was – in fact, I managed to roll over to sleep on my left...
View ArticleStubborn
Once upon a time, many years ago, my grandmother declared that I was so stubborn that I would even defy death until I was good and ready to turn up my toes. She was right, actually; there have been a...
View ArticleEpilepsy Action Video
Most of you will remember that last year – between our wedding and the Discworld Convention – I was interviewed for an inspirational video by Epilepsy Action, which was to be shown at the opening of...
View ArticleOverexcitement: Catalyst Or Symptom?
For a person who is both epileptic and autistic, it is very difficult to separate and analyse behaviours that might be due to one or the other or even both. Am I having a seizure because I’ve also...
View ArticleWheelchair
I can walk; I can even jog a little, and dance in short bursts. I can get to the local shops and back and sometimes I don’t even need my walking stick. What I cannot do, however, is have days out,...
View ArticleEpilepsy: Don’t Let It Eat You
The oncoming storm The title I’ve selected for this blog is something that I said during a film interview. I am unable to share the video here because I’ve not yet received permission, but it was a...
View Article“You Should Get A Job…”
“… And then you’d be getting paid for something worthwhile complaining about.” I looked at her; a pretty woman with blonde hair, a stinky attitude and a smug expression on her face. I stand some inches...
View ArticleStaring Without Seeing, And Other Stories
That’s what I tend to do when I’m waiting for my hospital appointments; I have my Kindle, of course, but occasionally my gaze will sweep the waiting area and see – but not see. Images are vaguely noted...
View ArticleWhen The Needle Skips The Groove
I haven’t exactly been “dying of ennuii” since you last saw me here. I’ve been laid up quite ill for a while and so my blogging has gone right out of the window. In my absence I’ve been reading the...
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