I am happy to announce that my fundraising page is now open at JustGiving. I will be taking on the virtual challenge of cycling the length of the United Kingdom from John O’Groats to Land’s End to raise funds for a charity that is close to my heart – Ataxia UK. To visit my JustGiving […]
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I have just purchased a virtual challenge through the End to End website. I will be able to complete virtual challenges from the comfort of my living room using my Thera Trainer cycling machine. This website is a fantastic resource that provides motivational tools for and incentives for everyone who is trying to keep fit
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I am a good person and I am being forced to battle certain sections of Wrexham County Borough Council through no fault of my own. I just want to enjoy the limited number of years that I have left on this planet – surely that is not too much to ask? Instead, WCBC are making
The following is an article that appeared on Wrexham.com back in March 2024. It revolves around the Care Inspectorate Wales inspection of Wrexham Social Services between 24-10-23 to 02-11-23. The following article was published on Wrexham.com on 09-03-24. It is a largely positive article that seems to suggest that everything is going well with Wrexham
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I apologise for being rather distracted lately, but I have a lot on my plate. I should be enjoying what remains of my life and celebrating the fact that I have lived over and above the median age of death for someone with Friedreich’s Ataxia, which is 35 years of age. I am currently 47-years-old.
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On April 16th 2024 I was enjoying a peaceful nights sleep when I naturally stirred – as I tend to do – and I felt that I needed to call my PA to straighten and massage my legs. I had an experienced member of staff with me that evening and I asked her to lower
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I do not want to write much in this blog, but I do want to share some of the incidents that occurred to myself on my recent short break to Florida. My travel agent, Enable Holidays, have launched an investigation into what went wrong and they are still in discussion with the relevant companies who
Just making the first of many progress reports about my 6773km cycle from my home address in Wrexham to International Drive in Orlando, Florida. I have been keeping a record of the distance I have travelled since I started using my Thera Trainer back in March. I have been developing the distance that I do
I haven’t forgotten the kindness of strangers – and people that I know of course – who donated to my GoFundMe page and enabled my trip to Florida to go ahead at the end of May. My eyes were opened to certain difficulties that still exist for disabled people travelling away from home. I want
**This blog is aimed at disabled people and their families/friends living in the Wrexham County Borough Council area.** It is about time that I started my activism work again. Of course it has never stopped and I am constantly in dispute with the Adult Social Care department at Wrexham County Borough Council. Since October 2023,
