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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Friday 30 November 2018

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'This is the next century...'


My mind was blurred. I knew that I was damaged, but in a hospital, recovering. Awakening from a comatose state was a long, steady process. Once I could recognise myself as conscious, a couple of thoughts alarmed me! Initial thoughts, after awakening fully, in hospital from my comatose state…

  • I remember laying in my hospital bed, having been told that I had just been asleep, comatose for the last six months. 
  • My initial panic was that ...’I must have lost a lot of my fitness’, I doubted that I would be the same speed cycling up ’those’ climbs! Low weight, and ‘tactically astute’ (i like to think), I was regularly feared opposition, ascending. Fast flats, were my problematic terrains (I was a flyweight climber, who struggled on windy, flat landscapes). 
  • No more Alpine climbs this year.
  • Aerobic fitness was key… But I had just been told that i had been asleep for SIX MONTHS!
  • Oh, and you can’t walk!!… 
….
  • …Oh dear, 
  • Hmmm
  • Sh*t happens
  • Oh well, it doesn’t matter that i’ve lost fitness, THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. People will never believe me, but I knew at some point, cycling would do something like such, to me. 
  • I know people will doubt what I can teach myself to achieve, but only I know myself. 
  • It’s gonna' take time, but i will surprise people. That is my mission. 
  • Things are already better than yesterday. As long as i keep improving, things get better! I am lucky, I feel exactly the same person as ever. I must keep a level mind. I had always feared a serious injury awaited me. Cycling was too good to me, a negative strike was due.

I have yet to research this act, but the soft, celtic vocals are mesmerisingly beautiful...


CHVRCHES live 4 song acoustic performance - full show 2018



OK, WARNING!!! Mistake made. I love the ‘acoustic performance’ above, but the album is nothing like this!
They are a pop-band…
New album ‘Love is Dead’, released 2018, is full of pop/dance music.

‘Hansa Session EP’ (pictured below) released mid-November 2018, is much better (IMO)!!!



How to take a free kick... (an amazing countdown of 25 gems)...


  • I have little option but to consider EVERYTHING as a bonus. I will not allow myself to feel negative, because I have to remember that I am ridiculously lucky to be here at all (we all are). 
  • I get frustrated with issues, but I then step back. It may be unfortunate to be feeling such a way, but I am soooo lucky to be able to feel like such. 
  • Let your life continue on. You never know what awaits you around the next corner.

January 2017 was the first month of my blog’s boom (that lasted into summer). 

WHY AM I GREEN?
Many of you may have thought that results of the recent RBK Local-Elections would have thrown me off-track. Instead, I welcomed the experience of standing. I am very glad that I did so. I copy some key text from the link above, that explains my/our beliefs...


  • I knew that 2015 was a year, for me, to get involved. I did not know which political party to join…
  • Conservatives were the leading party in power, things needed a change. I have never agreed with their right-wing policies. Most of Britain does. This was/still is the problem. Most people seemed to be closing their ears to problems of others. People are led by the ‘propaganda’ they see in the news, or read in the newspapers. Readers will always consider what they read as ’neutral’. I just look at the front pages of the highly-popular tabloid papers, and i cry inside. Their stories are read as 'national news' by Britons. British people are showing such mental weakness, we allow ourselves to be sold these racist, hate-mongering stories. We are sensible, level-headed people so, we get wounded and made to feel a combination of hatred and vengefulness, at hearing of such 'news' stories. I have since realised that these ’newspaper/comics’ are bought by a certain group of people. Not all, but many of a higher age… 65+… These are the people who vote!
  • Do younger people not care? We do, but we are letting our futures to be ruled by those of the past.
  • These elderly voters may not fear what will happen in the future, 'our years', not 'their's'.
  • It hurts me that there are very few of us, who feel as lucky as myself to be here. We are all unbelievably lucky, even those who have left us, are lucky to have experienced life on this planet. We owe humanity and our planet, so much.
  • Humanity must exist in the future, for as long as possible. We owe it to the future.
  • We risk to be reviewed as part of the ’21st Century Human Race’ who failed. Our desire and greed killed us.
  • I DO NOT WANT THAT. 

  • I was quick to understand that the Green Party stands for so much more than just 'climate-change', 'recycling', and the 'environment'. 
  • It offends me when i hear friends talk about 'the Green Party', and 'recycling' as if they are two unique entities bonded together, and nothing else is even considered! The Party so much deeper than caring about one issue alone.
  • Whilst recycling is a core part of the general belief preached, many, many more topics are discussed and problems tackled. 'Recycling' is such an almighty phenomenon, every political party understands it's importance. Some ignore, and some political parties are more active in regards of the topic, than others. 
  • The Green Party, correctly uses true utilitarian politics, with best, positive results, for as many as possible. They do not allow for successes of one group of people, over another. I completely ally with this basic concept. It does scare me that the majority of our population does not follow this belief! Other parties make selections of 'favourite groups', often trying to increase their privilige at the cost of others. Are we not beyond this, in the 21st Century? The Human race needs to work together.
  • A true democracy should no longer be a two-horse race. If you support the idea of a democracy, vote for what you believe in. Please show the power of your own mind. Don't feel trapped by just the two or three old parties, this is a new Century!





I sat reading a book in the hospital reception, on Tuesday after my appointment, awaiting hospital-transport to return home. I can recognise that people get annoyed and frustrated by being forced to wait. However, I looked around and knew that hospitals are special, magical places. Everyone, essentially respects all staff, whom are all there to provide invaluable service. It is frustrating, because all patients know that they should not be there. Their only reason is because of themselves.
Having spent part of life in hospital helps me partly recognise the sheer effort and work levels offered by staff involved. 
PRICELESS
Thank you.


Watch your central heating level!
It is winter and many of us will be turning on central-heating more, and more, regardless of actual temperature!
I left the gym early, on Wednesday, as i was seriously over-heating. Such negligence offended me. 
IF YOU DON’T NEED, DON’T USE!




23 years ago!!
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