A letter to myself

Date 4 August 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
I believe that to try to make head or tail about our lives, we need a certain amount of reflection to help us understand everything we need to know. If I had to write myself a letter on my thoughts and feelings about how I got to this place, this…
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My struggle days

Date 2 August 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s a small but more personal blog today and I’ve felt better. One emotional struggle day has somehow turned into two and two turned into three. Those days don’t necessarily feel negative. In fact I’m not always thinking about anything. My mind’s often blank, or I’m not aware of what…
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More on my sensory disorder

Date 29 July 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
Having cerebral palsy and sensory issues combined, means there are days where I struggle. I have the usual stresses made all the more difficult because of combined sensory issues. I shall explain in more detail how Sensory Processing Disorder ‘SPD’ interferes with everyday issues, which those around me find non-challenging every…
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Critical Evaluation

Date 21 July 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
As children, we trust our parents and don’t stop to question whether what they thought was best for us was the best; as children I’m not sure we’re equipped. It became clear that decisions being made around my disability were wrong that where our parents have our backs ...
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A bad day

Date 7 July 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
Yesterday was a bad day. I’m happy to take responsibility for my own issues, I’ve been doing it for long enough, but we shouldn’t be made a scapegoat for other people’s issues that they’re simply not owning up to or dealing with. We must take responsibility for ourselves. Where struggles…
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Our approach to problems

Date 6 July 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
As a child, I never thought about whether I would eventually take on my parents' approach to problem solving, but it's easy to see how we would. As the years rolled on and I became the adult, I knew I had to find a different approach, because their approach didn’t…
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Being cognisant of our past

Date 3 July 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
I believe we need to be cognisant of our past. We can’t ignore that it happened, but must come to understand and find a way to accept that it did and be okay with it so that we can move on. Ignoring past experiences will only escalate into more bad…
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The EU vote shouldn't count

Date 29 June 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
I don’t normally bring politics into my blog, but this got to me. The EU vote shouldn’t count and speaking with others, it’s clear I’m not alone. The public has learned that the referendum campaigns were run on the basis of misleading information, mindless propaganda and a lack of transparency.…
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A late diagnosis

Date 23 June 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
Finding out late in your 40’s that you have cerebral palsy isn’t the same as finding out at the age of 2 to 3 years old. When we’re diagnosed with something as a child we have our lives ahead of us to come to understand and adapt, to be able…
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Nursing myself to health

Date 11 June 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
The sad reality for me is that the older I get the harder it is to come back from illness and I'm not sure how in the long term I'll cope with it. Being a second twin, premature and having Cerebral Palsy are considered common factors. My biggest hurdle is…
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A different way to think

Date 4 June 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
I believe it takes a different thought process for us to feel at ease with what we have to deal with. For me it was even harder to transition into something I knew nothing about, particularly as the symptoms I had to deal with still existed, regardless of whether I…
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Secondary Effects of Cerebral Palsy

Date 31 May 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
Being born with cerebral palsy meant that I would always have to deal with a wide-ranging variety of secondary conditions as part of the condition. These very much depend on the extent of the impairment and which part of ...
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