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My dad had a stroke
Hello there
I'm sure that you know that my dad Mike Coatesworth who is a wheelchair user, had a stroke a few weeks ago and he is recovering albeit slowly. He knows that some of his friends are looking forward to reading his autobiography.
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A lesson in humility
When I woke up this morning I was angry. Angry because the dogs woke me up when they barked sometime during the night. Angry because I didn't sleep all that well last night, due to the backache. Angry because I couldn't turn over without help when I ...
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Out of the pits to GlamSticks
I'm Debbie, I've suffered from CFS and Fibromyalgia for five years now and it has got to the stage where I almost constantly need a wheelchair and even going out for a little while in the wheelchair ruins the rest of the day for me and I just sleep.
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How I Healed Myself from Fibromyalgia
Have you ever met a seven-headed dragon? Slaying it is nearly impossible, because as soon as you cut off one head two more grow in its place! I know this first-hand, because I fought with this dragon for 20 years until I found the chink in its armour ...
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How I cured myself from chronic anxiety disorder
Anxiety is one of the most suffered disorders in the western world up there with back pain and depression. It is known to be a relatively new illness affecting a wide range of people of all ages, sex and nationalities. I myself have suffered from it ...
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My life - My Passion - My second chance!
Springboard diving was my life. I lived and breathed it! You would find me training 3 afternoons a week, after my normal compulsory school sports. Come rain or shine, there I was in my little speedo. At times I wondered, 'Why am I here' But I never g ...
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My ongoing struggle with Dyslexia and success
All throughout my life I have suffered from dyslexia. Dyslexia is a disability dealing with how a person sees letters. It affects their ability to read and spell but is has nothing to do with their level of intelligence. Dyslexia occurs at all levels ...
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How disability changed my life
Down Your Way (the nostalgic Yorkshire magazine) was born out of adversity. As a result of an accident I had become disabled and as I was a single 'girl' fast approaching 50, a mid-life crisis of monumental proportions loomed large.
Being a 'st ...
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Five Must-do items for Men to perform to make your marriage last 50 years
I want to make it known to you that you probably will have a tougher battle to keep your marriage together than we ever faced. We didn't have the lack of respect children appear to have today. Respect for parents, the law and any kind of authority. W ...
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Getting Married is the Easy Part. It's the Making it Last Part that is so Tough
Yes, when Irma and I tied the knot over 50 years ago we never gave it a thought that we would not stay married. That was away back in the late fifties when divorce was something only those odd balls in Hollywood did. In fact, at that time, if a coupl ...
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