Those regular readers of my blog will realise that loneliness is a problem that has dogged me for years. I am sure that I have mentioned it in Every Silver Lining has a Cloud and Dancing on Thin Ice. Indeed, my last blog my entry, Reaching into the Darkness, discusses my horrendous Xmas 2021 and […]
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I hope everyone is having a positive start to 2022. I have started the year as I mean to go on and am surprisingly positive about the months and years ahead. Over the festive period, I happened to catch the following words of wisdom from Dr Anand Patel who was speaking to Bob Mortimer on
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This is the last-but-one Memory Match that I will be writing before having written a match report for every season that Wrexham AFC enjoyed in the Football League, between 1921 and 2008. I will then be in a position to publish the book that I have been working on since 2015. Wouldn’t it be great,
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For info – in case anyone missed this: https://gov.wales/social-care-staff-earn-real-living-wage This is excellent news to start the new year, and hopefully it will lead to an improvement in my staffing situation. The Welsh Government and Julie Morgan should be applauded for taking this bold step. I would also like to point out that I already pay
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The following article has been taken from the Disabled People Against Cuts website. The original article can be found at Think Local Act Personal. It has been a tough Xmas period, and fundamental changes need to take place to my support set-up, to ensure that I am not left in the same predicament at this
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As you can see from the pinned post above, I am advertising for staff again. I am certainly feeling the pinch of the nationwide social care crisis and can only hope that things improve soon. The problem is that I am not living the independent life that I want to. I am not flourishing like
Unfortunately, Britain is no longer an EU nation, but this des not mean we should not support our European comrades through signing this petition. Institutionalisation of disabled people is inherently wrong, and should not be happening at all in the 21st century. I can only hope that this petition makes people in the UK think
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I thought I should publish a blog to let my readers know what is going on in my life at the moment. Unfortunately, everything is still being dominated by my dealings – or lack of them – with WCBC. The Local Authority are responsible for my support and well-being, but are clearly failing in
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I have shared the post below from the Disabled People Against Cuts website, as this letter deserves all he attention it can get. I encourage all of my readers, those with a heart anyway, to read and share the following before reminding yourselves that we are living in 21st century Britain, not a fascist regime
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Don’t be scared by the zany smile, my sister is running a marathon to raise money for Ataxia UK, and is in need of your sponsorship and support. Please give generously to this worthy cause, as my little sister has just recovered from a bout of Covid. This would give many people the excuse they
