Change brings Growth

Date 20 June 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
As a child, I didn't stop to question what I was being told. I took what was being told as fact and stored those facts as my own beliefs. But as the adult, it is important to be able to reassess what you have been told and reject what ...
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My Life after Covid

Date 18 June 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
Well it's not quite life after Covid, but with lockdown easing and shops in the UK open, fast forward and my attention turns to me getting back into my life, after lockdown. With lockdown being eased, we’re already seeing spikes ...
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Children don't Equate

Date 12 June 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
"As a child, I didn’t equate or work out that my disability was neglect brought about through abuse. I didn’t equate my mental and emotional struggles (not being able to learn) was because I had autism – and that my struggles ...
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Neurological Issues and Covid

Date 9 June 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
Through cerebral palsy I have neurological issues, so hearing that most hospitalised Covid-19 patients have neurological symptoms isn’t resting easy. COVID-19 is a very real issue for me. In March, Carlos Manuel Romero-Sanchez MD, of Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albaceta in Spain, and co-authors in Neurology, reported that Neurologic manifestations…
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Beyond Angry

Date 6 June 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
I could have chosen to be ‘beyond angry’ about my experiences and how I got to this place with something I didn't know I was dealing with, but what would have been the point? Anger just eats away at you, it makes you bitter ...
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Cerebral Palsy and Covid-19

Date 4 June 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
I know that with an already compromised immune system, even if it wasn't too early for others to ease lockdown, in the midst of a virus, having to self-isolate is something I have no choice on, which means cerebral palsy and ...
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Yet Another Let Down

Date 31 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
Living with a physical disability, autism and now having to navigate a virus, life is difficult. According to the World Health Organisation ('WHO') the virus isn’t going away. We're in lockdown, but if we come out ...
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Autism in Lockdown

Date 27 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
With a compromised immunity and cerebral palsy I am high risk Covid-19, made difficult because I have autism. After 2 months of lockdown I feel I am finally adjusting better. Until I am able to make the connections there is no joined up ...
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High Risk Coronavirus

Date 24 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
Coming into the Coronavirus, I never saw myself as a high risk case, because I didn't know I had a disability, but with cerebral palsy and a compromised immune system, it's becoming clear that I am high risk. Re-evaluating ...
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Other People's Beliefs

Date 23 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
As a child, I accepted other people’s beliefs took on those beliefs as if they were my own. I suppose you do as a child. My Parents' Beliefs You may also have been expected to take on other people's beliefs unconditionally, without ...
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My Anxiety Strain

Date 20 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
I have anxiety and I am high risk for Covid-19 because I have cerebral palsy and respiratory issues. I also deal with and have to manage autism and anxiety, which is made worse when I have no control over things ...
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Judging a Book by its Cover

Date 11 May 2020
Author Ilana Estelle
Growing up, I was continually being judged because I was angry, judged because I had a disability that others didn't care to understand. Others reacting ,made me more reactive ensured the pattern continued. Other ...
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