A Different Way of Seeing. Helping You Make Sense of the Overwhelm
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When I asked people what they would like to know about my recent kidney transplant, I was surprised at the number of questions related to my diabetes. It’s certainly no secret that I’m a type 1 diabetic. And yet, it’ seldom something that I either talk or write about. That has changed as a result …
Today’s post starts with a memory, best explained in an extract from my bestselling memoir A Different Way of Seeing: A Blind Woman’s Journey of Living an ‘Ordinary’ Life in an Extraordinary Way. “It was the evening of my 22nd birthday —10 months since I had been declared blind. We were sitting in the lounge …
Hi everyone, it’s me – Fiji’s mom, Lois. This is an incredibly difficult post to write. It is written with pain and grief, and yet with a sense of profound joy and love. I had to let my beloved guide dog Fiji go after a short illness. She went into liver failure from an undiagnosed …
A few days ago I had an unexpected epiphany about the book I’m writing and the consequences of going back into my memories of my personal journey. It’s almost as if recalling some of the experiences I’ve had in the past has opened a floodgate of other memories. I will be busy with a task …