Bridging the gap

Date 14 May 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
The problem with Cerebral Palsy as I see it, is that none of us will ever have an explanation of exactly how our brain damage manifests itself, or works. Even with a diagnosis, the Specialists don’t know exactly how our brain damage presents. With Cerebral Palsy, a diagnosis doesn’t end…
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A high pain threshold

Date 10 May 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
I’ve had two foot operations, acute appendicitis, fallen down the stairs at the age of 9 and ended up in hospital with a black eye and nearly lapsed into a coma and through all of that I used to think that I had a high pain threshold. That’s not the…
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Out of my hands

Date 7 May 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
I know hand on heart that if it wasn’t for my thoughts and bringing clarity on those thoughts, I’d be in a worse off emotional place. My thoughts on my experiences, together with my writing and my Diary have kept me grounded. I was swept along by a crust of…
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The CP Diary upgrade

Date 5 May 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
Because the site has been so successful, I also wanted others to have an opportunity to have access to The CP Dairy. The site will shortly be more accessible for people with disabilities including physical, visual and hearing impairment ...
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Living in the dark

Date 1 May 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
I liken not knowing that I had Cerebral Palsy for 46 years, to living in a darkened room during that time, only seeing the world beyond those four walls, when I finally found out that I had Cerebral Palsy. That was an incredibly difficult period in my life. I’m not…
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Some early memories

Date 27 April 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
I am lucky that I when I look back I remember conversations and experiences as if they happened yesterday, which is why the Diary works. My father walking behind me when we went out for walks telling me to stop dragging my leg and to pick my foot up. All…
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The use of quotes

Date 23 April 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
I'm no stranger to quotes. I use them on the Diary and on social media too. I love quotes because they incorporate people's truth and make others think about their lives, where they are in their lives. They resonate with us, they're fantastic at bringing our thoughts into focus, allowing…
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Helping change attitudes

Date 20 April 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
The CP Diary will be 7 on the 17th May 2017. I hope that in 7 years, my blogs and my experiences are helping to change attitudes, attitudes on how we choose to deal with ourselves, attitudes towards each other and attitudes towards our lives. I hope that my blog shows…
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The fuller picture

Date 17 April 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
It is only when someone is no longer in our lives that we come to analyse and understand the relationship we had with that person. It is also only when that person is no longer in our lives that we can fully equate how our lives turned out. We know…
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Asking questions

Date 11 April 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
Ever since I was a little girl, I have always asked questions. Had I not asked questions, I would never have found out what was wrong with me. It was being inquisitive that kept me focused and current. It was something I felt I could never give up on. As…
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Never giving up

Date 7 April 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
For every year that I was left in the dark, the unanswered questions remained unanswered, but in all that time I wasn't prepared to give up. It was the not knowing, the trying to understand, trying to get to grips with my physical and emotional disabilities, to understand my anger.…
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It's good to talk

Date 4 April 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
There used to be a British Telecom television advert in the UK advertising for us to talk through their communication network, with a slogan that said: ‘it’s good to talk,’ but I always took that as meaning, ‘it’s important to talk.’ Not talking about issues that matter could change the…
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