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- Learning to Like Myself – A Reflection
- The Labyrinth of Me
- Levels and Lymphocytes
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- The Able Body and the Mountain Within
- A Maven Clad In Raven’s Clothes
- The Cyclone That Life Can Be
- A Personal Victory!
- The Language of Smiles
- A Dance with the Waves
- A Journey of Ten Years
- The Lessons I’ve Learned
- Boats of Many Colours
- The Light of Small Joys
- The Deity of the Waves – Thoughts on Chemo and the River Within
- This Is My Journey
- Pushing Through
- Happy Birthday Max Shadow!
- Bodily Able – A Reflection
- The Power of Forgetting
- Captain Maven and the Shadow Man: AVAILABLE NOW!
- The Many Ways of Mavenclad
- The Light Through the Trees
- Someone I Used to Know
- The Challenges I Overcome
Tag Archives: Cerebral Palsy
Learning to Like Myself – A Reflection
As the year begins to wind into darkness, I usually find myself starting to think of the main thing that I’d like to focus on for the year ahead. My focus words for 2025 were Bridges and Boundaries. The intent … Continue reading
Posted in self esteem, Self Harm, self love
Tagged ADHD, Autistic, Cerebral Palsy, Disability, Focus, Introspection, life, Like, love, mental-health, Neurodivergent, Power, Reflection, Self-Like, Self-Love, Words, Writing
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The Able Body and the Mountain Within
When my journey with multiple sclerosis first began, I couldn’t wait to walk without a cane. After being bedridden for over a month, I willed myself to walk again through sheer will and stubbornness. I knew at the time that … Continue reading
Posted in Balance, Canes, Challenges
Tagged Ableism, battle, Cane, Cerebral Palsy, Disability, exercise, health, hope, Internalized ableism, Journey, Mobility device, Multiple Sclerosis, Strength, walking, weakness
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The Cyclone That Life Can Be
My adventure continues. I’ve been quiet on here lately. I was surprised to see that the last post on here was from September 2024. Surely it can’t have been that long? The world just seems too big sometimes, does anyone … Continue reading
The Language of Smiles
The thing is, I know I’m disabled. I mean, I just turned forty-six, so I’ve been disabled for a long time, and I live with it every day. There are times where the act of doing something takes time, or … Continue reading
The Lessons I’ve Learned
Ten years ago, my life changed not once, but twice. The first time it changed, I had no control over what happened, and it ripped over my body like a storm. The second time it changed, I was the one … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversary, Lessons, Multiple Sclerosis
Tagged Anniversary, Body, Cerebral Palsy, greatfulness, knowledge, Little Yellow Magnet, Mind, Multiple Sclerosis, self, Spirit, Symptoms, ten years, Thankfulness, walking
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The Light of Small Joys
The thing is most of the time I feel okay. I can pretend that there is nothing wrong, that I’m totally fine and I don’t have anything to worry about…but then my mind reminds me of the fact that I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Cerebral Palsy, Depression, Fear, joy, Multiple Sclerosis, Symptoms
Tagged Cerebral Palsy, Chemo, falls, famil, friends, hot flashes, husband, joy, Mavenclad, Multiple Sclerosis, Small Joys, Symptoms
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The Deity of the Waves – Thoughts on Chemo and the River Within
I had three dizzy spells today. I was sitting for one, standing for another and walking in my apartment for the third. The dizziness and nausea passed quickly and each time I was able to hold on to something to … Continue reading
Posted in Chemo, Mavenclad
Tagged Cerebral Palsy, Chemo, Mavenclad, memory loss, Multiple Sclerosis, Symptoms
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Pushing Through
I have difficulty sitting still. I’ve always been this way. I fill up my time with different projects and things to keep my mind and body busy. I’m always writing a new book, a new short story or a poem … Continue reading
Posted in Pain, Stillness
Tagged Body, Cerebral Palsy, honour, Multiple Sclerosis, Pain, productive, pushing through, Stillness, Temple, Vertibrae
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Captain Maven and the Shadow Man: AVAILABLE NOW!
Fantastic news! Captain Maven and the Shadow Man is available now! I meant to have this book published for the holidays but with one thing and another, that didn’t happen. I did put it out on my blog, but this … Continue reading
Relearning How to Live
This is a piece that I was asked to write for today, the International Day of Person’s with Disabilities. It was published in a newsletter at work and while it was nerve wracking to put myself out there like that, … Continue reading
Posted in Bladder problems, Brain Fog, Canes, Depression, discomfort, fatigue, Spasms, Speech, Tremors, Writing
Tagged Balance, Cerebral Palsy, Challenges, Grateful, Living, Multiple Sclerosis, Pain, Spasms, Symptoms, Tremors, Vertigo, walking
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