Blended diets – the benefits

By |2021-11-26T12:44:26+00:00November 24th, 2021|Categories: Uncategorized|

I avoided doing a blended diet for my son for years. I sat on a Facebook group stalking and listening. If I’m honest, my medically tinted spectacles probably tipped me towards thinking it was a bit hippy. The irony that feeding your child actual food could be deemed ‘alternative’ didn't quite seeped in as being [...]

Children in Need, good or bad?

By |2021-11-18T19:24:06+00:00November 18th, 2021|Categories: Uncategorized|

It’s Children in Need this week. Forgetting the cultural drive to be good or bad, right or wrong, I have to admit I have been increasingly uncomfortable with Children in Need (CIN) for the past few years. A perspective which has been voice by others in recent days across social media. So, stepping into the murky [...]

DLA to PIP: map not provided

By |2021-10-21T14:35:41+01:00October 21st, 2021|Categories: #bridgingthegap, assessment|Tags: , |

Do you ever head off on a journey to somewhere, but you have no map, no idea what it is going to look like or how you get there? I’m not talking about an exciting adventure where you get to be spontaneous, throw your head back and let the wind tussle your hair as you follow [...]

Weather warning! Birthday approaching

By |2021-10-11T13:38:39+01:00October 11th, 2021|Categories: #bridgingthegap, anniversary, birthday, Carers, disability, expectations, hope, mum of child with disability, Uncategorized|

It’s the 11th October 2021, there is a severe weather front closing in and I have written about it before. I’m braced for impact. It’s my son’s 16th birthday tomorrow I am full of so much joy, pride, gratitude and love. I am brimming with heartache, loss and grief. Weather fronts are the transition boundary [...]

Flattening the curve…of emotions.

By |2021-06-22T10:15:39+01:00June 22nd, 2021|Categories: #bridgingthegap, emotions, hope, joy, loss, peace, perspective, Uncategorized|

Have you ever tried to curate your expectations in order to minimise disappointment or sadness? As though you are trying to flatten the curve of your emotions by not letting yourself feel the high of hopefulness or joyful expectation. I have found myself attempting (and failing) to compress and ignore feelings of hope, excitement, love or [...]

With not to…

By |2021-06-09T13:13:49+01:00June 9th, 2021|Categories: #bridgingthegap, Born at the Right Time Training, co-production, communication, Uncategorized|

An upside down world In the last year, the country has been turned on its head. Things which were once important are no longer a priority. People's values have been honed, the world has shrunk, and everyone has gotten used to living in a different way. Whether it is wearing a face mask to pop [...]

5 reasons why my son has a DNAR

By |2023-05-02T18:03:24+01:00March 19th, 2021|Categories: #bridgingthegap, acceptance, communication, disability, DNAR, effective communication, Learning disability, parenting a child with disabilties|

It is reported in the BBC news yesterday (18th March 2021) that over the past year the CQC has identified 508 “Do not attempt resuscitation” (DNAR) orders which were inappropriately put in place without discussion with the person or family involved. There is evidence to suggest this is happening more frequently for people who have learning [...]

Keeping the peace

By |2021-03-11T19:43:46+00:00March 11th, 2021|Categories: #bridgingthegap, effective communication, peace, perspective, royals, Uncategorized|

There has been a lot of talk about Harry and Megan this week. Polarising, hot-headed opinions including the passionate view point that being entirely uninterested is the only right reaction. It has made me wonder what it looks like to, "keep the peace" and whether attempts to keep the peace can result in perpetuating injustice and [...]

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