About my week

Date 22 May 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s been one of those weeks. The near to positive part of the week is that I've managed to cut down on my reflux episodes and although not completely cured, I am certainly doing better than I was. The reflux diet seems to be working. I need to make sure…
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The Importance of Forgiveness?

Date 20 May 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
Losing a loved one is never easy. It's only in their absence that we truly understand what they meant to us. Grief has a way of opening doors to emotions we never expected – some gentle, some overwhelming. Maybe, just ...
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Why we mustn't blame

Date 19 May 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
Things that happen to us in childhood are usually as a consequence of someone else’s actions, which can leave us less than able to cope with our lives. But we can change those early patterns, simply by recognising our mind-set traits and working towards changing the way we think, and…
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When we hold back

Date 18 May 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
How many of us start out with good intentions of changing or working through something, then give up at the first hurdle? Any decision we make that gets in the way of accomplishing or achieving what we initially set out to do is self-sabotage. It’s normally because we lack a…
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The Moral to the Story

Date 16 May 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
The film, ‘Marley and Me’ whose moral was about life and what life means, resonated but it wasn’t until the end of the film that the moral of the story became clear. The film was centred round a dog that came into a young couple’s life and turned their life…
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Learning from our mistakes

Date 13 May 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
I believe learning from our mistakes is pivotal to our success and that without our mistakes we cannot emotionally or spiritually grow, or understand what it is to succeed. I also believe that when anyone gives us feedback, we can learn from that feedback. Feedback shouldn’t be seen as we’ve…
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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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