More thoughts on my CP

Date 2 September 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
I sometimes think that living with cerebral palsy is like living behind a mask. Only someone with cerebral palsy will understand what that means. It is difficult for me to work through each day, without feeling as though everything is a chore. I find it difficult to be present in…
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Accepting responsibility

Date 1 September 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
How many of us use blame to excuse the way we behave? Blame is like anger. It allows a person to behave or act in a way that can be damaging and isn’t appropriate. We tend to develop a thought pattern that sends our emotions into overdrive, we lose self-control,…
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Why we should remain upbeat

Date 30 August 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
Even from a small age, I always tried to remain upbeat no matter what I was dealing with, but remaining upbeat hasn’t always been easy for me. Part of the problem is that we come to accept where we are and see where we are as a fait accompli and that’s…
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The true meaning of friendships

Date 29 August 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s easy to feel that we know someone well, but the little bits that make up some of the bigger bits we know about them, isn’t the same as knowing or having a soul connection. We can know someone for twenty years and still not know anything about that person,…
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Having the last word

Date 27 August 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
How many of us know someone who, no matter what, needs to have the last word? Having the last word is a habit: it’s an environmental and cultural problem that comes from stubbornness or background. When it comes to family, we probably already know who must have the last word.…
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Thoughts about moving abroad

Date 24 August 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
Having watched a neighbour’s family prepare for a new life in Canada and watching the TV documentary ‘Stephen Fry in America’ brought about memories of my near move to the States. From what I recall from the documentary Stephen Fry’s father turned down a job at Princeton University, in favour…
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Character traits

Date 23 August 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
It is true that we all inherit character traits from our parents and spending time with our peers means we absorb theirs too, but what if the character traits we have are there because of a condition we deal with? I was considered lazy at home and in school. It…
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Dealing with family feuds

Date 21 August 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
It is only when we have grown up with little to no emotional support that we begin to realise how much of a struggle that is. Without support, it is easy to feel aggrieved and that can cause arguments and rifts in families. It is a parent’s job to support…
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Would you want to know?

Date 20 August 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
I have come to learn that I actually had four cysts removed and not three as I originally thought when I had my stitches out yesterday. I can’t say I was looking forward to the prospect of having my stitches out, but during the week I found what looked like…
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Dealing with Expression

Date 17 August 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
Being able to express ourselves is an art form. As a child expression and being able to express myself wasn’t something that came easy. Either the words came out wrong or they didn’t come out at all. Being able to express ourselves becomes easier with practice. The more we practice,…
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Do we care?

Date 14 August 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
I am sure we’ve come across family and friends who we know care, but their actions and support don’t show us they care; which can leave us hurt, frustrated and angry. I personally don’t believe anyone wittingly goes out of their way to chastise or ignore what someone else goes…
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Surgery day

Date 13 August 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
I am so pleased that today is nearly over and that surgery is now behind me. The surgery itself was better than I thought it was going to be. I decided to work through all the particulars of the surgery, with the Specialist so that I could stay in control…
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