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Given me a bit of a giggle this Monday morning
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Given me a bit of a giggle this Monday morning
…on your fantastic multiple medal wins in the London 2012 Paralympics!
Fantastic
I was cheering this wonderful, inspiring lady on whilst up to my ears in dirty nappies and giving my baby cuddles. What a feel good, special year 2012 was for so many people!
…no not because I’ve had a baby, but because I might lose my DLA, thus my Motability car and access to getting to work.
The criteria is apparently getting more stringent so the government can cut this particular benefit bill.
It scares me.
Not only will it mean I won’t be able to get to hospital and medical appointments, visit family and friends, but it will mean I will have to give up my job.
There is no way I can physically manage or afford a taxi, a train and then another taxi to get to my place of employment.
Quite frankly, it sucks!
Surely this goes against the government rhetoric of supporting disabled people into work???
…who got married last year to her hubby, Gareth Berliner! Bit late, but all the best guys!
I haven’t had my head completely in the sand this last few months and I’ve been increasingly despairing at the looming changes to Disability Living Allowance into Personal Independence Payments.
Thankfully the disgraceful treatment of disabled people at the hand of ATOS and their Work Capability Assessments are finally beginning to make into mainstream media (who, for the most part, I quite frankly blame for supporting this government’s rhetoric for the past two years).
If you care about disabled people ,please can you sign the following petitions?
We need all the help we can get, as once again our lives are being played because of political ideology.
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Thanks!
The main reason that I haven’t blogged in such a long time is due to the fact I had a baby, oh and me and the beau decided to move house too. Let’s just say we packed a lot in and it’s only the month that I’ve finally begun to feel like we are coming out of our dazed bubble.
So yes, we had our darling little baby and the bubba is wonderful, an absolute joy. The majority of pregnancy went very well, though I was fairly immobile towards the end as I was so huge. For the most part, I absolutely loved being pregnant. I don’t if it’s a small person thing or disability thing, but I wanted to make sure I enjoyed the experience. You get so used to people lowering your expectations that you think it’s not possible, plus I know so many lovely ladies who are unable to be mums, I was determined to enjoy every kick, feeling of queasiness and the swollen ankles.
If you’re curious, I had an average sized baby who was born by a bit of a traumatic caesarean.
I had so many fears before meeting the bubba which have thankfully, mostly been unfounded.
To be honest, I’ve not had time to concentrate on the restricted growth thing. There’s nothing quite like having a bubba to take time away from pondering life’s injustices! And the new people I’ve met it’s been about being my child’s mother, so it’s a lovely new role to have found myself in.
I’ve also been fortunate that I have restricted growth friends who were already parents to be able to talk to and share the experience. I found antenatal classes were scheduled too far into the pregnancy and I couldn’t get to them because I didn’t know when my due date was, despite asking continuously to be allowed to go earlier, seemed to fall on deaf ears of the midwife service, who incidentally I could not praise enough come the birth and for their postnatal care.
What I would love to know is how other little ladies, who are mums, managed with their births and afterwards? Please feel free to share your experience below.
….er hello, do you remember me? I used blog around here! I can’t believe it was May 2012 that I last published a post. It’s been one hell of 9 months! Let me fill you in on it over the next few weeks.
So how are you?
I’ve taken straight to the computer after watching the next instalment of Jasmine Burkitt in Small Teen Turns Eighteen on BBC Three. The difficulties in getting clothes and shoes to fit I could totally empathise with, however it was Jasmine and her Dad’s relationship, or her Dad’s relationship with drugs, that I had the most difficultly.
Why?
Drugs, or the treatment and support of addicts is such a divisive subject. I found myself equally frustrated with not only her Dad’s attitude and helplessness with drugs, but also Jasmine’s honest opinion in not feeling able to support her father through the detox process. I wonder, how many of us would really know how we would react in such circumstances? I have no idea how I would cope in that situation being a 17/18 years old, especially when the world is so very black and white at that age. One hopes that Jazz’s experiences provides some comfort to those going through the same situation. The documentary showed a balanced view of dealing with the horrible effects drugs has on peoples’ lives, that none of us have the correct answer to such an illness that doesn’t discriminate who it effects.
The documentary made me feel quite sad. It was honest, at times raw and challenging, with poignant touches of humour with Jasmine’s family and friends, though ultimately wonderful to see Jasmine grow into a confident, young woman.
What did you think?
Ooooh exciting news ladies and gentlemen, book some time in front of your TV this coming Monday 7th May as Jasmine and her Mum, Bev, return to our screens with ‘Small Teen Turns Eighteen’ on BBC Three at 9.00pm.
The documentary follows Jazz planning that all important 18th birthday party and keeping us up-to-date with her family life. So looking forward to watching this
‘…er no’ was my reply to a colleague. I have a metaphorical head smacks the desk moment. Moving the conversation on (with raised eyebrows)….