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Adventures in “Frog”

Clare — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 12:24:10 +0000

Adventures out anywhere but hospitals are a rather unusual occurrence right now, as most of my energy is taken up simply by attending those appointments. However during a week, free of appointments, at the beginning of September, my parents, sister and I managed to get away to the nearby coast. And although the holiday itself […]

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Power assisted wheels

Clare — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 10:34:37 +0000

I’ve been looking at ways of getting a bit more independence for a while now, especially when out and about. Being reliant on someone pushing my wheelchair can become incredibly frustrating, particularly when taking photos or shopping; wanting to stop and look at something, or take a photo, when you can’t get the person pushing […]

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Disabled Parking Permit

Clare — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 12:15:14 +0000

Since the beginning of the year, longer in fact, applying for a disabled parking permit, or Blue Badge as they are called here in England, has been on my to do list. In September it’s something I finally got round to doing. And I am ever so relieved to say that following an assessment to […]

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Wheelchair Services

Clare — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 11:30:58 +0000

On June 13th I was referred by my GP to the wheelchair services in Essex. I was surprised at how quickly my appointment came through, and even more surprised at how soon the appointment was, especially as we had to ring up and change it! I had my wheelchair assessment on July 3rd. Prior to […]

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