Janet Holt and Helen Parker together wrote an amazing book about Janet’s earlier life experiences, titled, ‘The Stranger In My Life’. As a relatively inexperienced reviewer, I remember reading large chunks of this book and being mesmerised. I sat in the dark as the gloaming grew deeper and read from the screen until I was chilled through; though I deliberately did not read the ending. Instead, I promised myself that I would read the whole story when it was finally published, as I had no doubt it would be.
Janet and Helen have remained firm friends ever since. Janet recently read my book, liked it, and then very kindly invited me to contribute to Wellbeing Web Magazine. My article appeared on 3 May 2015.
I’m very pleased that it has produced an amazing response on FB. I am indebted to Janet Holt and Helen Parker for inviting me to contribute to it. Because of the numbers of people who liked and shared it, I am able to offer three copies of my book, Trapped. The winners have been notified.
I sincerely hope that Wellbeing Web Magazine goes from strength to strength. I shall be following its progress and reading its articles with interest. As regular readers of what I write will know, wellbeing is a subject very close to my heart.
Thank you for reading!
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June 1, 2015
All Together Now
Fran Macilvey 'Trapped: My Life with Cerebral Palsy', cerebral palsy, Magazine articles 2 Comments
Hello my lovely friends. I’ve not been writing as many blog posts as usual, mainly because I’ve been so busy doing articles, following up leads, and setting up talks and readings which are coming up later on this year, as well as dealing with end-of- year stuff at school and a child who is hyper about the approaching summer holiday. Schools in Scotland break up at the end of June. In the meantime, over the last few months, I have been learning so much, not only about what works, but how to keep moving forward in the best way. ‘All together now!’ shouts the sergeant at the front of the line. S/he may be right.
Often, we invest time and energy, and we have no notion whether they make any difference to the outcome. It is my experience, however, that whenever I act sincerely, small steps of faith take me forward and deliver unexpected gifts when I am not looking for them.
Recently, an article appeared featuring yours truly, for which I am most pleased and grateful. Thank you to ‘All Together Now’ who featured this piece.
Writing about how disability encounters the mainstream, it’s not so much about statistics, though these remain fairly daunting. Neither am I especially keen to tell other people what to think or do: we all want as good, honest, happy and fulfilling lives as we can achieve. Yet, to harness all ability so that everyone can make the most of life, there is still room to improve awareness about the effects of disability, as well as improving accessibility, education and attainment levels. Where these are on the table for discussion, I encourage and motivate in any way I can. With small steps of faith, we all make a difference.
Thanks for reading.
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