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Pain

I heard a statistic the other day that both comforted and horrified me. Apparently 66-70% of people with cerebral palsy experience physical pain. I’ve never liked being a statistic – it’s so predictable and boring – but in this case it seems that I am one.

Not to call the whaa-bulance, but it was oddly comforting to find out that I wasn’t alone. For me pain can vary between a stiff pulling sensation on my joints, an intense tingling, a strong burn, or a dull ache throughout my entire body. The stiff pulling sensation is the most common sensation for me, which, after a day of concentrating, will leave me with the dull ache throughout my entire body. Read more: Pain

Not going down without a fight

Welcome back to the Freefall blog – it is great to be able to share thoughts and ideas with you all again …

I’ve always been pretty aware of the effect that my CP has on my body.

I’m only in my early 30s and in the last year or two, time has bitten hard. I am having knee issues. This makes standing harder and, at times, downright painful – thank heavens for cortisone. Read more: Not going down without a fight

Planes, trains and automobiles: Part 2 – Automobiles

Yes, I know it’s meant to come last in the order, but it’s almost the holidays, why not put it second? And for my second act of rebellion … ‘automobile’ is strictly defined as well a car, but I don’t drive, nor do I have any entertaining car stories. I do instead, have some interesting wheelchair stories from a misspent youth, so we’re going with that okay?

If you want to run away you need a better get-away vehicle

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Planes, trains and automobiles: Part 1 – Planes

Welcome to the first in a series of three blog posts – just in time for summer time travelling – called ‘Planes, trains and automobiles’. First up, planes …

I have travelled by plane many times, both internationally and domestically. While I realise how fortunate this makes me in terms of having a choice of holiday destinations, the actual travel experience has always kind of sucked.

Read more: Planes, trains and automobiles: Part 1 – Planes