Welcome to my blog. I post on this, roughly once a week (it does vary). I sustained a 'Traumatic Acquired Brain Injury', and a six month coma from a 'road traffic accident' whilst cycling, in October 2006. I spent the following 4 years (22-26yrs old), in a combination of hospitals and rehabilitation homes. Now, I have been living independently in Surbiton, England since October 2010. This blog begun life in December 2010, as i realised that there are many people worldwide that i want to share experiences with. I know that, as a wheelchair user, I am obviously not as mobile as i wish, so, use the internet to connect to you. I enjoy letting my thoughts represent through type. I type honestly. As numerous readers, as well as email recipients, will understand, I find typing to be very therapeutic. Thank you :)
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Saturday 11 May 2013

Oops, sorry I'm late!

Hello, 
Sorry for this 'late' post. I'm sorry to all of my millions of fans out there!

But hey, I am here. I, as ever, have my 'weekly notes', compiled on my phone. I can copy them now into my blog post. However, I will have to explain many.


Unedited, weekly notes appear in this font, in this colour. 

Then, analysis and explanation of the note will appear in this black Helvetica font. So...

I am so so lucky as, previously as an able bodied person, I would predict my athletic peak to be at age 28. I now have a different 'arena', where the peak is somewhat delayed, meaning, although different/distorted, I still have one ahead of me!
Confused? Sorry.
This is an example of me twisting quite a real, depressing fact, around, looking at facts positively. I know that is quite enough self-loving/promotion, but it is a fact that I HAVE to follow. I must think like this, otherwise there is nothing but negative depression. Everything is either viewed negatively or positively, otherwise it doesn't exist.


UnkleHo - Kindergarten

We r in the season where after the rain comes sun
I made this note in hope. I had just left my flat in the rain, as I knew what I aimed for and remained confident that by the time I had got to the station, and then up to Waterloo, the sun would be shining...
I was right! My aim was to follow the route of the Southbank in the sun, a beautiful place (in it's own way)!

The following two photos show iconic examples of two contrasting architectural styles, both spotted along my way.

Outstanding, smooth wall of The Royal Festival Hall.  


At the Tate Modern, I look across the Thames, finding a seemingly hidden view of the spectacular        St Pauls cathedral (everyone else is attracted away by the 'millennium bridge')

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The most depressed, but smiled to say thank you to a car allowing me across the road

Making these notes cheers me up

The above two notes were made later in the week. I regularly have to face the facts, and may feel quite depressed in doing such. I left the flat, feeling quite down, noticed that I was not smiling or even wearing a positive grin. This surprised me, and then my feelings seemed to spiral downwards. Then I crossed the road at a zebra crossing. I realise that this probably sounds stupid, but, it was in doing this (smiling intuitively whilst thanking the stopped car), I realised how rare it was for me to be so 'negative'. I immediately regained 'positiveness', also finding that it is making my notes for this blog, cheers me up, helps me maintain a 'positive' outlook.





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