My long-term health concerns

Date 2 May 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
I’m beginning to think the problems with my health, although not life threatening are worse and given the fact that for the last few years I have taken my health in hand, ten minutes around someone ill, catapults me into a world of illness that can last for weeks. I…
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When support works

Date 1 May 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
How many of us will start to think about our less than perfect lives, when we look at other people’s lives? Looking at something so perfect often makes us rethink our own lives and what we have. Fairy tales are usually made of these, but for many of us, our…
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My thoughts

Date 30 April 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
I am fortunate that writing for The CP Diary has been relatively smooth. Being stuck in my head for as long as I have, means I usually have something to write about before I turn the computer on. Today it’s not happening sadly, but given the fact that I am…
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Interference

Date 28 April 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
How many of us go through the process of having children, when our families have already told us how to bring them up and they’re not even born yet? I remember a friend of mine talking about babies and how her family were already telling her how to bring her…
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Cerebral Palsy in the summer

Date 27 April 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
I sometimes feel as though I am controlled by cerebral palsy. How I would choose to live my life isn’t how I get to live my life, particularly when it comes to cerebral palsy and the clothes I like to wear. Dealing with my disability means I continually have to…
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Back with the same thoughts

Date 23 April 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
I still have my moments of clarity when I continue to tell myself that it was okay that I didn’t know I had Cerebral Palsy until the age of 46. I am constantly reminded and that's why I feel I am struggling a little bit. I am also dealing with…
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More things for me to deal with

Date 20 April 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
I’m again having my fair share of up and down days. One or two things are going on which I am dealing with that are bringing many thoughts into my mind, of where I’m at. The other evening whilst getting ready for bed, I noticed when I looked in the…
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Keratosis Pilaris

Date 14 April 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
Amongst my many ailments, I also suffer with facial Keratosis Pilaris, which I have had for about 16 years now that I believe is hereditary. My father has a different form of Keratosis. I first noticed I had a problem many years ago, whenever I travelled abroad. As soon as…
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Seeing the need for change

Date 10 April 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
My thoughts bring me on to a different path today, where I can see the bigger picture of my life, situations and issues that I’ve had to deal with. I know which situations I can change; and which issues I need to change, but I also know that to change…
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Channeling my thoughts

Date 9 April 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
Today's blog may seem like a bit of a repeat and I'm sorry if it is, but this is where I’m at again. I’m slowly coming out of my reflux health problems. I do have okay days though, where I’m in control of my thoughts and feelings. Those are my…
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Dealing with reflux again

Date 5 April 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
Today I find myself back at this place again; the place where I am dealing with illness. Thankfully, I am not here all the time; but it’s becoming tiresome having to deal with it when it comes. I can change the stress but must continue to work on that part…
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Intimidation

Date 4 April 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s not always obvious to us that the people in our lives may be intimidating and controlling. For those of us who deal with intimidation, it can be a nightmare because we unwittingly allow others to intimidate us without us realising. Irrational thinking is sometimes the reason we allow others…
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