accessibility
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We recently had to travel back to our home town for my father-in-laws funeral. A stressful enough event; time constraints stress me out which in turn makes my spasticity worse, we had to stay at my Mums as she lives all on one level plus we have the dog, whom we can’t exactly leave in…
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Weekend before last we went back to Reading for a very good friend’s birthday party and to see some family. We were due to stay with my mum (she has a ground floor maisonette) and I was looking forward to going “out-out” for the first time in forever! The day started well, I got up…
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Yet another first this past week, jeez I can barely cope with all the excitement. First though, a little background… We live in a new build house, built in 2022, which means it was subject to specific building regulations that stipulate certain things to allow accessibility for wheelchair users. For example, all internal doorways must…
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Last weekend was a “Bank Holiday” in England meaning we got a whole extra day off – woohoo. What it also means is that the weather is guaranteed to be fucking shite, especially as it’s supposed to be summertime. And it didn’t disappoint. It pissed with rain and blew a gale exactly as expected, but…
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My life seems to be just a series of “firsts” these days. First time I can’t get up the stairs, first time I can’t fill up the car, first time I can’t get off the floor… this time was a bit different, although still very much a “first”. It’s no secret that I can no…
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Last week should have been a fairly uneventful one, I had one measly appointment at the local small hospital for my feet to get measured for some orthotic shoes as my ankles are severely pronated and very painful. That was it. But nothing in my life is that drama-free these days! My appointment was at…
The Sweary MSer 