Too many years have passed

Date 4 January 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
I may never get over that I grew up with a disability I never knew I had, with no mental or emotional support around a disability I didn't know I had. Now having used all of my experiences to work through ...
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A New Year, 2021

Date 2 January 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
There is no doubt that 2020 was a difficult year, because the world had the pandemic and the UK had Brexit. In 2021, we still have the pandemic to deal with and our thinking and reactions must change. The pandemic is what ...
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My Reflections on 2020

Date 31 December 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s that time of year where I get to reflect on the year. The highlight to the year has been the publishing of my book Cerebral Palsy: 'A Story' Finding the Calm after the Storm. Second 'book edits' I have shied away from ...
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A Life Less Ordinary

Date 27 December 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
A life less ordinary because I deal with a disability and deal with every-day challenges, others take for granted. I am different, I have a different learning style and pace. I look back on my own childhood, and as I do, I see a ...
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Christmas Day Thoughts

Date 25 December 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
Dear Readers, It's been a tough year and it's not over. First the UK have inflicted Brexit on us and 9 months into Covid-19 since the pandemic was announced, we have that to work through, with many lives lost, both of which ...
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My Alexithymia Diagnosis

Date 23 December 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
Understanding Emotional Silence as a Neurological Consequence of Cerebral Palsy In 2009, at the age of 46, I discovered that I had cerebral palsy. I later learned through medical records that I had actually ...
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My life on the Autism Spectrum

Date 21 December 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
I hated having to struggle through mentally challenging issues as a child later finding out it was autism; on the other hand, I love what it has allowed me to do and hate that I have been singled out because I live with a ...
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Realities of Covid

Date 19 December 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
I like many, will go to bed anxious and wake up still anxious around Covid, because of the way the UK Government is handling it. How I manage living with a disability, is the difference between me remaining calm and me feeling ...
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Changing yourself

Date 14 December 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
We all need to be the change; we all should want to see change in the world. We should all want to do better; we should all want to be better. My Spiritual Beliefs I go to my spiritual beliefs because this is where it all starts. Through ...
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The Covid Vaccine

Date 10 December 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
I am dealing with autism in the pandemic, and none of it gets any easier. Even with measures in place, the UK government isn't allaying my fears. News of the virus affects me News around the virus affects me, it's why I write ...
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Children want the Truth

Date 8 December 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
As babies we're born with truth. But as life continues, we grow and hurt when we’re not being told the truth. Children intuitively know what they’re dealing with and what their struggles are. They live with hope. I wanted to ...
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Covid-19 and My Disability

Date 5 December 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
It is because I have cerebral palsy that I have respiratory disease, a disorder that affects the airways and the lungs. My disability has become even more relevant in Covid-19 times, if I fail to stay safe. I write about the pandemic ...
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