Mother's Day

I do not look forward to Mother's Day and have not for many years. It is a day that opens up many old wounds in my heart and leaves them bleeding tears.

One does not simply go to a conference

 I was very pleased to attend the Australian Disability Service Conference on the Gold Coast yesterday. It was an incredible collection of amazing human beings working to make life better for people with disability.

When the Air Rushes Out.

When the grief first arrives

It folds you flat in half 

And the air rushes out

10 years in credit

 

3654 consecutive days alive!

Aspire Awards

Exciting times in the Robertson family!

My Supports

 This is how I function on any given day, 

Plan B

 Life is movement. The more life there is, the more flexibility there is. The more fluid you are, the more you are alive.

Arnaud Desjardins

Music is the best Medicine

 As a teen, I was lucky enough to meet and work with an amazing music teacher. He changed my life.

Internalised Ableism

This is an image which was recently posted on social media by a friend and it struck me like a cold bucket of water.

A Reality Check.

What immunocompromised people have been doing since they were diagnosed vs what you are being asked to do during the SARS-CoV-2 aka Covid-19 pandemic 

Life - In Nine Parts - Part One

The adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of life is to grow. The nature of life is to change. The challenge of life is to overcome. The essence of life is to care. The opportunity of life is to serve. The secret of life is to dare. The spice of life is to befriend. The beauty of life is to give. 

William Arthur Ward

The Roller Coaster

January 9, 2020

CCP Saves Lives

In 2003 I was diagnosed with an ‘inoperable’ brain tumour. It was a devastating blow to our family. We had 4 small children, the youngest was 5 years old.

Your Questions Answered

If these answers need further clarification please feel free to ask more!

Taking a step back

This was was in Facebook feed this morning and caught my eye. I noticed that a lot of women were 'loving' and 'liking' it. I wonder if their perspective would change if they took the word women out of it and applied it to people. So I have re written it here...

Forgiveness and Understanding and Medical Specialists

April 4th 2019 marked 16 years since my initial brain tumour diagnosis. April 4th 2019 was also the day we had a Neuro-oncologist come and speak to our brain tumour support group about Gamma Knife™. It brought a lot of clarity for me in ways I had not expected.

Functional Neurological Disorder (FND)

I have been diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND)

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Quite recently I have had the strange experience of considering that I may in fact be beautiful.

So many questions!

Flooding through the forest, filling it completely with thick, wet, heavy, fog.

Words

They tumble through the fog like ninjas in a movie.