My lessons & experiences

Date 22 July 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
Looking back on my life if I had my time again, I would keep my lessons and change my experiences. I am sure about that. I have heard it said many times that we choose the life we come into. I would have chosen different experiences to the ones I…
Read more

Yesterday

Date 19 July 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
Yesterday was an odd kind of day. A lot has changed recently, far too quickly than I would have liked. I was very tired with no particular thoughts in mind. Come to think of it, since Daniel made a decision to move to London, the last three weeks has been…
Read more

A new chapter

Date 17 July 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
When I look back over the last few weeks, I am reminded of how difficult those weeks have been at times, but I have also been reminded of why those things happened in the way they did in those weeks. Life’s a bit like that. Although I knew it would…
Read more

My latest challenge

Date 12 July 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
I am beginning to see how much of a challenge my Cerebral Palsy has become, is becoming. I’m not sure when I go for walks how long I walk for, but on a neurological level, I know it’s taking me a lot longer to recover. Where someone without Cerebral Palsy…
Read more

It was never intentioned

Date 10 July 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
When my life began to unfold in front of me as a small child, I was consciously aware that my experiences were far from positive. I also realised and needed to understand, but thought I may never come to understand what exactly I had been dealing with. If you were…
Read more

A college attitude

Date 9 July 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
It is said that if you ask a college graduate who is the greatest generation, they may respond by suggesting themselves. This high degree of self-infatuation amongst teenagers who attend university has been revealed in a new analysis of the American Freshman Survey, which asked students to rate themselves compared…
Read more

A few more thoughts

Date 5 July 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
The CP Diary is a journey of self-discovery, amongst other things. It’s a place where I feel safe, I can say what I feel in ways that are appropriate, even if I’m feeling bad about something. It’s also a place where I can give others food for thought on their…
Read more

Cerebral Palsy & Seizures

Date 3 July 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
I’ve never mentioned this to any one before, primarily because it’s taken me a lot of years to work out. A couple of nights ago it dawned on me that for all of these years I could have been dealing with seizures. I know that ...
Read more

The last few days

Date 29 June 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
The last few days have been somewhat of a challenge. The miserable weather isn’t helping and I’m feeling very tired. I’m looking forward to resting and not thinking, although thoughts for my blog is the exception to ...
Read more

The art of advice

Date 26 June 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
I’m not sure how I would have played it had I have been given advice as a child, because it never happened. But it’s often how advice is received that makes giving advice difficult. Not all of us will be happy to take advice and the truth is, we will…
Read more

Graduation

Date 23 June 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
Heading towards St Andrews' today ahead of Daniel's graduation on Tuesday. Just to let you know The CP Diary will be up and running as usual in that time. I hope you all have a lovely day.
Read more

A non-progressive disorder

Date 22 June 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
According to medical care professionals, cerebral palsy is a ‘non-progressive disorder’ that the physical functioning of a person with cerebral palsy will remain the same throughout that person’s life. I have been told ...
Read more
1 … 111 112 113 114 115 … 173

load_more

Subscribe to receive regular updates

Enter your details below to be the first to receive updates on new articles on my blog. 
© The CP Diary • In Dedication of Jesse Bauer | Privacy Policy
Website Design by Fallen Leaf