My rewired brain

Date 24 June 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
Although my brain compensated as I was a baby when I suffered a brain hemorrhage, it doesn’t compensate far enough. I struggle with significant neurological impairments, but with others assuming they know what I deal with, it makes what I deal with worse, not to mention stressful. I don’t feel.…
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What we don't know

Date 22 June 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
Although they say, "what we don’t know can’t hurt." In theory, of course that may be true, but it’s not realistic to think we will never know or get to find out and that when we do it won’t hurt. Finding out about anything that you didn’t know before, brings…
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How my blogs work

Date 20 June 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
I use reflection to think about everything, even when it comes to my blogs on my website, because that helps me decide what I need to write about in that moment. Being let loose on my website took some working out. Had I have known what I was letting myself…
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My frontal lobe damage

Date 12 June 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
It has always been important for me to understand my cerebral palsy symptoms. 8 years after initially finding out I had cerebral palsy, I am still finding out things about myself and why I present and act a certain way. Emotions can be broken into three categories, primary, secondary, and…
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No consolation

Date 10 June 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
The CP Diary is no consolation for how I found out about cerebral palsy. It doesn’t right a wrong, but it does allow me to have a voice, to express what I feel about my experiences, and help me turn something negative into something positive. It allows me to see…
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Overcoming the fear we feel

Date 6 June 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
Walking into a room with people watching me or people walking behind me is still my biggest challenge. Clamming up also when we’re trying to talk to someone might also be hard, easy for others. But for us to overcome what scares us, we must put ourselves in that scary…
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Choosing not to forgive

Date 3 June 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s taken me a long time to work this through. I wouldn’t have minded if I had been told that I couldn’t cope, I had issues, I was insecure, I couldn’t bring myself to deal with your having Cerebral Palsy. I had issues with you not being perfect. Those are…
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Stressful times

Date 31 May 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
Stressful days are inevitable. We don’t escape them, instead we must endure them. Although I don’t always have a resolve on some of my issues, I'd like to think I work through my stress reasonably well. Even though stress is inevitable, we don’t always realise how much energy we use,…
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CP Diary upgrade

Date 27 May 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
I’m in the process of looking in to a makeover for my site. It will look sharper and more defined and as previously mentioned will be accessible on mobile phones and tablets and user friendly for the partially sighted. I would like to ask whether you think there is anything…
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Cerebral Palsy progression

Date 25 May 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
My cerebral palsy has become progressive. I’ve heard others with the condition say the same thing. Where my affected side was weaker than my right, it is a lot weaker now. Regardless of how I cope with cerebral palsy, my website will always be my priority. I am not giving…
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Signs of our loved ones

Date 21 May 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
If like me you believe in spirit, your ‘spirit guides’ will deliver little signs that your loved ones are trying to communicate with you. Spirit guides can be an angel, an animal, a mythical creature, a goddess, or an ancestor. They are universal forces that are here to help us.…
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My path

Date 17 May 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
The CP Diary is 7 years old today. Into its 8th year having never missed a blog. I had no idea at the time of course that starting my blog would be my path, my journey. The not knowing I had Cerebral Palsy, my wanting to know, the many questions…
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