I was becoming more independent by the day and my daughter who was still living at home, began to make plans to move in with her boyfriend. Apart from the undeniable fact that I would very much miss her company, I was happy for her. I was also quite looking forward to having my own … Continue reading The Harry Potter Lady
It has now been four months since that monstrosity of a blister appeared on my left heel and I’m happy to say that the ‘kiwifruit’ has now shrunk to the size of a grain of rice. I do however occasionally wear the “orrtottic” boot as my heel still has a tingly numbness and a slightly … Continue reading Burning Issues
Just one week into 2017, I had an unwelcome visitor. It appeared out of nowhere the day after I’d been swimming in Purau and I’m still scratching my head as to how or why it came into existence at all but the moment my left foot touched the floor on the morning of B-Day (Saturday … Continue reading The Biggest Blister
Thankfully my WINZ experience ended before I went completely round the bend. Maybe I got sucked in by the TV commercials saturating Australian television promising “peace of mind in times of uncertainty and stress” or possibly I experienced an uncharacteristic attack of astute financial foresight. Either way, I was grateful that I decided when I … Continue reading A Word (or two) About Income Protection Insurance
The title of this post might suggest that I’ve been away on an IT course for a week and whilst that prospect doesn’t fill me with uncontained excitement, it would be infinitely better than the ‘IT’ that I’m referring to. This ‘IT’ should really have an SH in front it … Saturday 14th January The … Continue reading A WEEK OF IT
Using the small windows of opportunity available to me when I wasn’t dealing with WINZ correspondence or sitting on the loo earnestly trying to persuade my bladder to function so that my efforts generated more than a tablespoonful of product, I dipped a tentative toe into the online world of wonder once more and stumbled … Continue reading Improving Life with Multiple Sclerosis
I don’t think I’ve ever filled out so many forms in such a short space of time in my entire life. Even without taking into account the absurd volume of written material required by WINZ, it seems that once you have a disability almost everyone you deal with requires you to produce an extraordinary amount … Continue reading Forms, Forms and More Forms
