The Shape of Difference

Date 31 May 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
The Shape of Difference (A Journal Entry) You always knew you were different. Physically, visibly, undeniably different. With a leg length difference, walking toe to heel, dragging a leg that wouldn't follow properly ...
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The CP Diary is My Voice

Date 22 May 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
The CP Diary is based on reflection, resilience, and raising awareness through words. When I started The CP Diary, I never imagined how it would take shape – not just for sharing cerebral palsy facts or personal experiences, but for ...
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I Thought It Was Just Me

Date 18 May 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
I Thought it Was Just Me (A journal entry) You thought it was you. You didn’t understand the muscle tone issue The leg length difference, Or the foot drop, Why heal toe was impossible, why stumbling was routine Or why ...
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The CP Diary: Navigating Life, Emotions and Mental Wellness

Date 15 May 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
The CP Diary started as a personal outlet – a way for me to reflect on my thoughts, emotions, and life experiences that came with a very late cerebral palsy diagnosis. It would take another 10 years after that to get an autism ...
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Writing Through a Changing World

Date 12 May 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
This is a personal reflection on how, for me, writing has become more challenging in today’s world – shaped by social change, politics, and a loss of fairness and balance, since I started writing in 2010. But by doing what ...
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A Journey of Loss, Healing, and Self-Belief

Date 10 May 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
This is my journey through emotional triggers, quiet strength, and learning to believe in myself. Growing up with something I didn’t know I had, meant facing up to the fact that I'd have to life with mental health challenges ...
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Self-Awareness: Overcoming Labels

Date 8 May 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
A Journal Entry... You weren’t lost. You noticed things—little things most people missed. You heard more than they realised. You felt things differently, deeply, even when you couldn’t quite explain how or why. Then there were ...
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From Struggles to Strength: Lessons From A Life Less Ordinary

Date 4 May 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
The CP Diary is more than just a reflection of my life. It's a platform designed to connect, inspire and empower those who are also navigating their own path. For those who follow my blog and know my backstory, thank you ...
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This Was A Life

Date 30 April 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
This was a life (A journal) Some days it still doesn’t feel real. It's raw, like I’m walking through someone else’s loss – watching it happen from a distance. But it did happen, I lost my twin. I still don’t know how to explain ...
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Sitting With Trauma

Date 25 April 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
I grew up in a time when parents kept their thoughts and feelings to themselves and as children we had no emotional support. No matter what they had been through as children, or young adults you never got to hear ...
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The Silence After You: Twin Loss

Date 21 April 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
I'm tired, sad and it's still not sinking in. Each day I wake up and carry on, but your absence is constant, and there’s a quiet heaviness. I still can’t quite get my head around the fact that you're not here. I go through the day with ...
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Writing to Inspire and Support Mental Health

Date 19 April 2025
Author Ilana Estelle
From an early age, I sensed something was different. I couldn’t quite put my finger on it – I couldn’t explain why things felt heavy. That knowing and a cerebral palsy diagnosis, became the starting point for everything ...
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