Why I Write...

Date 1 October 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
"Why I Write" (1946) is an essay by George Orwell detailing his personal journey to becoming a writer. It was first published in the Summer 1946 edition of Gangrel. The editors of this magazine, J.B.Pick and Charles Neil, had asked ...
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My Twin

Date 29 September 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
I'm not going to lie, there is no talk of the pandemic being finished, and I'm finding life without my twin difficult. I never imagined my life would end like this or that I would have to learn to live my life without her. There isn't a ...
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We Need To Heal To See Others Healed

Date 25 September 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
“We need to heal to see others healed.” – Ilana Estelle Many of us may go through life and never heal, primarily because we don't think we need to. That's usually for others. But those who are not healed, will only see people through ...
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Mental and Emotional Health Blog

Date 22 September 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
The CP Diary is where I get to deal with my thoughts and feelings, it's a place where I get to talk about 'things.' It's a mental and emotional health blog. Brexit and Mental Health I’ve never been one to shy away from my ...
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Everything Has Changed

Date 18 September 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
With a disability I want to be able to go out like everyone else without the worry of being vulnerable. The pandemic has changed everything. It has changed all of our lives. Losing my twin in December 2022, has also ...
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The CP Diary is the Pinnacle of Health

Date 12 September 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
Pinnacle of health - "in humans, the extent of an individual's continuing physical, emotional, mental, and social ability to cope with his or her environment." - (Source: Britannicacom) The CP Diary is the pinnacle of health, of ...
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Keep Your Head Above Water

Date 10 September 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
There is still a mental health crisis out there. Having a website gives me somewhere to write and work on my mental health, but away from my writing, since my twin passed, I am just about keeping my head above water and ...
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Killing Hope

Date 8 September 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
What started as a blog to talk about my experiences not knowing I was growing up with a disability or what that looked like has turned in to what I would describe as an 'agony aunt' column. What is happening in politics My biggest ...
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The Loss of my Twin

Date 5 September 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
It's been 9 months since the loss of my twin and out of the 9th months she's been gone, 7 of those months have been taken up with illness. Not everyone will want to hear about your struggles, but we all go through loss, denial ...
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When Loved Ones Connect from Spirit

Date 1 September 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
My twin is constantly in my thoughts. Adjusting to life without her is difficult. It's now 9 months into her death and life is back to normal for everyone else, but not for me. The twin connection is still there. Loved ones leaving messages ...
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Flare-up

Date 29 August 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
Currently, I am struggling, and I’m not going to lie. My mouth ligament has flared up, which has been sore the last few days. I’ve never felt pain like it. I’m trying hot and cold therapy, and infrared treatment to try to reduce ...
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Continuing Life Without My Twin

Date 26 August 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
I still can't believe my twin is gone and my life is continuing without her. The last few weeks have been taken up with getting ready to sell our family home. I'm not in a hurry to move. My health needs to be better. It is bitter-sweet though ...
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