A Different Way of Seeing. Helping You Make Sense of the Overwhelm
Amongst my favourite additions to the second edition of Pause for Thought: Seeing the World Through the Eyes of a Guide Dog were transcriptions of two interviews I conducted with people involved with the South African Guide Dog Association for the Blind. I wanted to give readers an overview of how guide dogs are raised …
I left off describing my dialysis journey late last year, at the point where I had consulted a renal dietitian and adjusted my diet and had also written about the various options for dialysis that I was researching. I have a lot more to share with you now. Late last year I met with a …
Extract from Paws for Thought (second edition): “I remember telling you that I had favourite toys when I was a young puppy, back when I lived with Mom Jenny and Dad Mike. I had hours of fun playing with my fluffy sheep and running around with my tennis ball in my mouth. I still have …
Alt text: The cover of the book Paws for Thought (second edition) by Lois Strachan, written in blue on a cream background. The focus of the image is the head of a yellow Labrador who is wearing a guide dog harness. I am so excited to tell you that the second edition of my guide …
The final blog post about my reading this year is about the books related to disability, the final category of diversity that I mentioned in my previous post. Below are the books I’ve read that are either by authors with disabilities, with characters who have a disability, or are on the subject of disability. Here …
I have also been trying to read a greater number of books by authors with diverse voices in 2024. These include books written by people from a diverse racial perspective from my own, from the non-binary community, or published originally in a language other than English, as well as stories by people from other cultural …
My final three blogs for the year are going to be on a central theme, the books I’ve been reading this year. Today, I’m going to tell you the non-fiction titles I read in 2024. I set an intention in 2020 to try and read at least one non-fiction book each month and have continued …
Since learning that I would be needing to start dialysis in the (perhaps near) future, I felt it would be a good idea to make some of the lifestyle changes that I will ultimately need to. My rationale was that starting dialysis will be enough of an adjustment and that needing to additionally adjust my …
I thought the next logical step was for me to outline the options I am considering in terms of dialysis. As I’ve said in my previous articles, this should not be viewed as medical advice of any kind. Also, if you are sensitive to reading about medical conditions, please simply skip this article as well. …
Several of my friends and family have asked me how I’m feeling about the probability of needing dialysis in the foreseeable future. I wanted to share some of my thoughts and how they have impacted on the way I’m coping with this new phase of my life. When the doctor started talking about dialysis, I …