Olive was back in town last night after being away for a bit. She came to stay at the castle and she wasn’t alone – she brought Keith, the dog, with her.
The three of us had lovely evening, watching TV and enjoying a delicious dinner.…
Earlier today I saw this brilliant post on A Little Bit Different. It details a list of ten things that people with Tourettes and their families often hear but would rather not.
It’s a great list and if you have a friend, family member, student or colleague who has Tourettes it’s a must-read.…
Yesterday the organisation I work for had its Annual General Meeting (AGM). Like all AGMs there was all the formal business to get through, but there was also a much more relaxed and celebratory element too. We had delicious food and a treasure hunt all round the adventure playground.…
Over the last few weeks I’ve been experiencing a strange new phenomenon, which I’m calling Sophie Fits.
During almost all my recent ‘ticcing fits’ I’ve talked about Sophie, both my old friend (and former support worker) Sophie who recently moved to Cuba, and more bizarrely Sophie Dahl former model and granddaughter of the well known children’s writer Roald.…
Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities, a day set up and championed by the United Nations since 1992 to celebrate disabled people’s achievements across the world. But if you’re a disabled person in this country you might not feel like celebrating because so many of us are losing vital benefits, being pushed into debt, and having our independence and quality of life eroded by the policies of the current government.…
On Friday, much to my delight, I had a fit free day – a whole day without a ‘ticcing fit’. Tradition dictates that I get a ‘piggy’ as a reward – a squeaky rubber dog-toy shaped like a pig.
I already have seven pigs – Pink Piggy, Black Piggy, Mystery Piggy, Blue Piggy, White-Van Pig, Neon Piggy & Green Piggy.…
This year everyone seems to be talking about it being ‘Black Friday’ today, and I don’t remember ever hearing about this before.
For anyone still in the dark, Black Friday’s the day after Thanksgiving in the United States and it’s often thought of as the beginning of the Christmas shopping season.…
As I’ve mentioned before I’ve been having a great time out and about in my new Trekinetic wheelchair, mainly because I can propel myself when I’m outside, much, much more easily than with the standard chair. This means I don’t need to be pushed as much, and I can wheel along next to my friends and support workers, which is lovely.…
Here’s a story about the NHS that’s very unlikely to make it into the mainstream media.
This afternoon Leftwing Idiot was taking me to our local hospital for a non-urgent appointment. I was in my regular wheelchair so he was pushing me along.…
Today’s post is written by guest blogger Alec. He shares his recent journey with Tourettes, and describes the key things that’ve helped him cope since the onset of his tics ten months ago. Over to Alec…
To start with, I’m honoured to write an entry for a blog from which I draw so much personal help.…
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