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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The perception of parenting

Date 29 November 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
I’m having a little bit of a down day and am back with my own thoughts. I think if we were to be born to parents that did everything right, we’d be one of the lucky few. I know from being a parent myself, it’s not always easy to know…
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A lack of CP information

Date 26 November 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
In 2009 when I first found out I had Cerebral Palsy, I had no idea about Cerebral Palsy. I was in the doctor’s surgery last night when I noticed there were no details or information on Cerebral Palsy in the waiting room at all. The surgery had information leaflets and…
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Comfort zones

Date 23 November 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
This topic is something I think we can all resonate with in one way or another, but if you’re lucky enough to have worked through your comfort zone and you’re where you want to be, then that’s great. I was asked to go and pick my son up at the…
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How I'm feeling

Date 21 November 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
Although I managed to write another blog yesterday, I was still dealing with emotional stuff this week concerning my Cerebral Palsy. This morning I am feeling a lot better about things. By telling myself that I need to bring peace back into my thoughts and that carrying negativity will do…
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How I'm feeling about CP

Date 19 November 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
I’m still blogging on the subject of Cerebral Palsy and seeing my Neurologist went well, but I feel frustrated and let down now by those who were involved in my life as a child and who should have been protecting me. A diagnosis would have been good, anything that allowed…
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Working through things

Date 18 November 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
This is where I’m at today. Having been to see another Neurologist yesterday, I came away feeling slightly negative, although the meeting wasn’t altogether negative. The fact that I am 47 years old and still trying to work things out around my Cerebral Palsy is making what I went through…
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