A short break

Date 18 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
I shall be away on a short break from today, back Sunday. I will still be posting to The CP Diary as usual, not sure what I’ll be posting yet… but stay tuned to find out.
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My on-going health

Date 16 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
My problems with illness are always potentially problems waiting on the side lines. Waiting too late to eat yesterday morning, not snacking early enough during the course of the afternoon because I was out and having to deal with more family issues added to my health problems. On going to…
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Set in our ways

Date 15 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
The younger we are the more open we are to change; the older we are the more resistant to change we become. The reality for all of us is that change will happen, whether we’re ready for it or not. How we perceive and adapt to change will always determine…
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A tiring week

Date 13 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
I’m lucky that no two days are the same. My thoughts and feelings come and go and they’re never the same twice. Once I’ve got my thoughts out on paper, I don’t always remember what those thoughts are, which means I carry less stress. It’s been a long and tiring…
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The competitive life

Date 12 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
From the minute we’re born, we’re encouraged to be competitive with our siblings, our peers and to some extent in society too. We’re expected to conform, to compete and to win. I have never bought into the idea that it’s more important to win, primarily because it takes a few…
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Revisiting my education

Date 10 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
Because I have lived with guilt for so long I have decided to write another blog about my education. As a child living with Cerebral Palsy, it was inevitable that I would struggle with school. Some of my struggles in class were mentioned in my school reports, but that’s as…
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A memory from school

Date 9 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
I needed to drop something off into school for one of my children and as I was walking into reception, I could see my reflection in the glass door and I could see myself limping. On the whole I do well at ignoring the fact that I have a limp,…
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Experiences & adjustments

Date 7 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
Having to adjust to anything in our lives is hard, no matter what the adjustment is. Leaving home for the first time is a new adjustment; going to university is another new adjustment; settling into a new job is a new adjustment and going to a new school is also…
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A different life

Date 6 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
Being born into a life with Cerebral Palsy has cushioned me in some respects, but in others it has exposed me as well. I feel as though I live my life behind a mask; a mask that can never reveal itself in any other way, other than what already presents…
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Testing ones patience

Date 3 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
Over the last week my patience has been put to the test on numerous occasions, but today I’m feeling slightly easier about things. For me issues don’t usually become stressful unless those issues are put on the back burner and I’m expected to have to wait to deal with them.…
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Moving on from anger

Date 1 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s a sad reality that some of us may never get the answers to the questions we have about our lives and why. For those of us who hold on to issues that we cannot change, we should try to let go. It has been necessary for me to change…
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A difficult week

Date 29 September 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
I’ve just left behind a very difficult week dealing with family issues. It is only when I have to deal with family issues that my thoughts go back to other negative issues. Imagine for 46 years of your life having to live with something you didn’t know you had, then…
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