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Last weekend I was invited along to join a charity gym class at Barry’s Bootcamp. It is one of those classes that I have heard loads of people feeling very proud of themselves for completing so I was excited to see what all the hype was about. So how did it go… Did I survive?Continue reading “Barry’s Bootcamp”

The photo says it all really… I must be mad although the grin on my face says otherwise. Shout out to the giant puddles, super muddy tracks and that perfectly located rock which had a lot of fun with my elbow. Just keeps the running exciting which I am clearly thrilled about (as was MumContinue reading “Winter Running”

I know this may be a ridiculous title for blog post but I do have something important to say about such an unsuspecting topic. For me every little dodgy raised paving stone, crack or surprise raised pavement is a potential catastrophe. I am well aware that this is not the case for most people rushingContinue reading “Pavements”

I wish this was something that I could offer everyone in the office. Unfortunately for me I am unable to do a round of cuppas. Hang on, before you judge me for being lazy and selfish, this is with good reason. Our office is on two floors with the kitchen upstairs and my desk downstairs.Continue reading “Tea anyone?”

Most people may assume that cerebral palsy is a physical disability but it is actually related to the brain sending out the wrong messages to muscles all over the body. In my case, this came about as I suffered hypoxia to the brain when I was born. This meant that as I was born earlyContinue reading “Neurologists and CP”

First things first, don’t panic I am not going to spend this post writing about Prince Philip or any of the Royal Family for that matter. D of E is an activity programme for young people between 14 and 24. There are three different levels, bronze, silver and gold. The award comprises of four sections-physical,Continue reading “Duke of Edinburgh”

This is another big part of the treatment that I have for my CP which enables me to maintain such an active lifestyle and keep up with the level of mobility that I currently have. Physio involves stretches and mobility exercises. When I was really small I had daily physio sessions, then growing up IContinue reading “Physio”

This post is slightly different but this was one of the things that I didn’t expect to be affected at all my by CP. However, as this has become one of my favourite hobbies I have come to realise that even this is affected by my CP. It still has not stopped me from enjoyingContinue reading “Cooking”

Following on from my last post on splints, it made logical sense to discuss another fashion statement-shoes. Although this may sound like I am being a diva, shoes have been a touchy subject for me throughout my life.   Throughout my time at school I had the ongoing battle of finding shoes to fit over myContinue reading “Shoes”

So I felt the time had come to take on something which was a big part of my life for the first 15  years- splints, braces, AFO’s ( no these are not  spaceships unfortunately that would have been much more exciting – Ankle Foot Orthoses). Now don’t let the many names confuse you the idea is very simple.Continue reading “Splints”