Complicit in Deceit

Date 20 August 2018
Author Ilana Estelle
There is no getting away from the fact that a diagnosis around the age of 2 of cerebral palsy, over the years there are those players who were by the very definition of knowing my diagnosis before me were complicit in deceit. I’m not sure what’s worse, someone or others…
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Another Jigsaw Piece

Date 17 August 2018
Author Ilana Estelle
I’ve been very open and honest about my struggles. I still continue to be open about my struggles and although I am okay, it comes at a cost when I continue to find out yet even more about myself. If nothing else I am honest I’ve also been honest about…
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Working With My Intuition

Date 13 August 2018
Author Ilana Estelle
Although I didn’t always make the correlation between my inward and outward thoughts growing up, I innately believed there was an external force around me, although I didn’t know what that meant. Whenever I was dealing with anxiety and bad thoughts, I would try to chant those thoughts away in…
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Please Support The CP Diary

Date 11 August 2018
Author Ilana Estelle
Given what we all deal with, supporting one another has never been so important. Through my blog, I show us how we can navigate our circumstances, make us feel better, whilst we continue to emotionally support one another. Being proactive is very much the key to us thinking about our…
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Accepting what I know

Date 7 August 2018
Author Ilana Estelle
I may never know now if knowing about my cerebral palsy diagnosis as a child will have helped me understand my presenting symptoms. I do know for sure I will have known about my inability to learn and about my intellect. Unless things have changed and doctors have moved further…
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Look for the silver lining

Date 4 August 2018
Author Ilana Estelle
I often take time to reflect on my experiences and know these experiences were always meant for me, but it’s not okay for those responsible to think it’s okay. No one should be subjected to neglect or abuse. There is always a message, a lesson that through each experience, we…
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Calling upon my experiences

Date 1 August 2018
Author Ilana Estelle
I use my experiences both past and present to change certain aspects of my thinking and life so that I can move forward. My Diary is and continues to a reference tool, in a unique and different way to other blogs out there. Through my blog, my thoughts continue to…
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The Art of Surrender

Date 30 July 2018
Author Ilana Estelle
I deal with the things I have control over. The things I have little, or no control over, I let go of those, but I’ve not always done it that way. As a child, I held on to everything, primarily because I lived with guilt and the guilt ...
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Introversion for Mental Health

Date 26 July 2018
Author Ilana Estelle
I have seen how life can be snatched from us in the blink of an eye. Had it not been for the use of introversion, I would have succumbed to illness years ago. I have seen first-hand what happens when we don’t confront our issues. The emotional and physical cost…
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Co-existing with Anxiety

Date 24 July 2018
Author Ilana Estelle
I find it hard to equate that my anxiety as a child was completely overlooked and could have been dealt with, as I had reached out many times. It is hard to imagine that my life could have been made easier, because my life didn’t go like that. My anxiety…
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A gift from Cerebral Palsy

Date 22 July 2018
Author Ilana Estelle
I remember helping a friend work through some issues when the conversation moved to my blog. I used to think everyone could write, but through our conversation, it became clear that my ability to write, came as a gift with my disability. Without cerebral palsy, I wouldn’t have autism and…
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Please re-subscribe

Date 18 July 2018
Author Ilana Estelle
Shortly, due to circumstances beyond my control and therefore not of my own choosing, I am having to change the software that distributes my daily and monthly newsletters. This means I cannot keep the original subscriptions. Once the software is set up, you will see another invitation to subscribe which…
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