Disability: Adapt or die trying
After the shock of being diagnosed with a rare and largely unknown disease or indeed any debilitating disease, it is of great concern to me that there is such a variety of initial reactions to the bad news.
Some are shocked into silence, others into outbursts of questions, tears are [...]
Shoulder injuries like Impingement Syndrome are unbelievably common. Also known as swimmers shoulder or throwers shoulder it can be very painful and is not to be laughed at. I know because a few months ago I injured my shoulder. It was easily done, I was trying to lift something that was too heavy and felt [...]
Earlier this year I tore my rotator cuff. I enjoy being active and found this particular injury unbelievably frustrating. Okay, I shouldn’t have lifted the desk without some help but I’m fairly impatient and have done things like this loads of time before without any problem.
I felt a pop in my shoulder and that was [...]
Being an older dad with young kids I try hard to keep myself active and in shape so that I can keep up with the kids as they get older. I also enjoy a game of golf, a good walk ruined as they say. I’m not a great player as I never get to play [...]