Emotionally I’ve been through so much in the last few days.

I’m on a roller-coaster still waiting to get off. Last weekend was tough. I’m not sure which was worse, dealing with two cases of food poisoning or visiting the terminally ill. Both were stressful.

Over the next couple of days, I shall be adding to the feature page, just to give myself a breather. I hope you like the quotes.

Ilana Estelle is a mental health and wellbeing advocate who combines educational insight with her personal experience of living with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities. She holds diplomas in Counselling, Diet and Nutrition, Nutritional Therapy, Psychotherapy and Counselling, and Stress Management. Through her writing, Ilana supports others in navigating their emotional, mental, and physical health challenges. In addition to writing for The CP Diary, her work has appeared in healthy lifestyle magazines. Ilana is also the author of three books: Cerebral Palsy: A Story – Finding the Calm After the Storm, Spirituality, Healing and Me, and Survival: The Covid Years – Time for Change.

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6 comments on “A couple of quotes”

  1. I'm so sorry that the circumstances you're dealing with are so intense.

    I do read your posts and I'm sorry I don't always comment. I get so busy I feel like I don't have time to adequately express myself so I put it off and of course, end up not able to.

    Wish I could help. If you need to vent feel free to email me.

    1. Don't worry. It's lovely that you have taken the time to respond on this post. It is so sweet of you. Thank you for the offer.

  2. Sounds like you had a rough weekend all round!

    You should probably just take a break and get your thoughts together. Hopefully one of these days we'll connect and have a chance to chat in the future.

    Try to have a Great Night.

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