Merry Christmas

Date 25 December 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
To my friends, I hope you have a wonderful Christmas. I will be back on the site tomorrow.
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The Golden Rule

Date 24 December 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
My mum used to constantly quote the ‘Golden Rule’ saying, ‘do unto others as you would have them do unto you.’ She was right, the ‘Golden Rule’ should be applied to all aspects of our lives. For example, helping an elderly neighbour, dealing with a family member, or a colleague…
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Self-esteem issues cont.d

Date 20 December 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
When I look back at my own childhood, I can see I didn’t quite fit in. Although I wasn’t always aware, I was dealing with self-esteem and confidence issues, that is what they were. There are many reasons as to why we don’t fit in, but for me it was…
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We didn't need this

Date 16 December 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
To write, I normally have to have a clear mind. The last few days have been a struggle. I have been working on trying to minimise stress so that I’m okay with my own issues. On Friday I took a brief telephone call from Claudia. I say brief because she…
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More on today's thoughts

Date 15 December 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
My thoughts and feelings constantly change, but often I also feel I’m stuck in a rut. I notice that when I’m dealing with stress, which I have been over the last few days, I feel more insecure about my Cerebral Palsy issues. I also find that the strength I have…
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Role models

Date 10 December 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
Children are fortunate if they can look back on their formative years and embrace memories of a good childhood, with positive role models. How many of us can say we had good role models growing up? I think a generation makes a big difference. Values, influences and society change through…
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Coping mechanisms

Date 8 December 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
As a diverse society, we develop different strategies to fit in with the wide variety of people we come into contact with. This goes back to our childhood, to our parents’ parenting and to our experiences: from our parents to their parents, through the generations and through the environments they…
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Being resilient

Date 6 December 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
Through my difficulties as a child I must have been resilient, because no matter how hard things were, I was determined to come through. When we are resilient, we don’t see failure as something to dwell on, but as an opportunity to learn. We accept that to fail can sometimes…
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The way forward

Date 5 December 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
I have written many journals about Cerebral Palsy, but because it has taken 46 years to find out, the feelings and uncertainties I should have had as a child, I now have with little or no hard facts to work with. Originally I went to see one Neurologist who was…
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Do we really accept?

Date 3 December 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
In yesterday’s blog, I talked about acceptance of the letter I am about to receive from my Neurologist about my Cerebral Palsy. What I am actually trying to work out here, is how we know we are accepting and realistically does that ever happen? I have also written one or…
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Cerebral Palsy & me

Date 2 December 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
Ever since I was first diagnosed with cerebral palsy, I have worked tirelessly to find out as much as I can about it, but the more I meet with a brick wall, the more determined I am to find out what I deal with. Ever since I can remember I…
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Outside influences & parenting

Date 30 November 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
My own experiences of being parented as a child weren’t positive, but as a parent myself, I feel I have worked hard to be better. Parenting is one of the most difficult jobs we will ever do. There are many challenges associated with being a parent. We play a big…
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