Tag: tetraplegic
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Center Parcs
Short breaks away from home are just the tonic! Home life can become quite mundane at times and, having exciting opportunites to look forward to and focus on can help. It’s September so a time for us to embark on a short break to Center Parcs. We chose Longleat this time; we’ve been several times…
3.5 years on from point of injury, they invite you into their new world to see what life is like with a SCI, the daily difficulties, the happy moments and the things they learn along the way.
They hope this will help others to live their best life and encourage business owners to be mindful of the challenges we face.
Read the Family Blog here
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Choosing a WAV
We’ve had a wheelchair accessible vehicle for the past 4 years. It was not the most suitable but it was all we could get at short notice when we needed one. We thought all WAV’s were the same. We didn’t know what we didn’t know! The WAV a Citroen Belingo, was ok. It got us from a to…
3.5 years on from point of injury, they invite you into their new world to see what life is like with a SCI, the daily difficulties, the happy moments and the things they learn along the way.
They hope this will help others to live their best life and encourage business owners to be mindful of the challenges we face.
Read the Family Blog here
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Care
Employing the right people to provide care is essential.
3.5 years on from point of injury, they invite you into their new world to see what life is like with a SCI, the daily difficulties, the happy moments and the things they learn along the way.
They hope this will help others to live their best life and encourage business owners to be mindful of the challenges we face.
Read the Family Blog here
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Behind the Scenes!
The author describes their experience as family caregiver and admin following their father’s injury. Balancing a full-time job with caregiving tasks like managing medical supplies, staff rotas, and planning for emergencies is challenging. They emphasize the importance of communication, time management, seeking necessary support, and self-care in maintaining balance.
3.5 years on from point of injury, they invite you into their new world to see what life is like with a SCI, the daily difficulties, the happy moments and the things they learn along the way.
They hope this will help others to live their best life and encourage business owners to be mindful of the challenges we face.
Read the Family Blog here
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Dental Access
Accessing dental support is difficult enough, even more so being a full time wheelchair user.
3.5 years on from point of injury, they invite you into their new world to see what life is like with a SCI, the daily difficulties, the happy moments and the things they learn along the way.
They hope this will help others to live their best life and encourage business owners to be mindful of the challenges we face.
Read the Family Blog here
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Weekend at Center Parcs
A weekend break at Center Parcs Longleat
3.5 years on from point of injury, they invite you into their new world to see what life is like with a SCI, the daily difficulties, the happy moments and the things they learn along the way.
They hope this will help others to live their best life and encourage business owners to be mindful of the challenges we face.
Read the Family Blog here
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Let’s Swim
We did it! Hydrotherapy brings so many positives to our wellbeing. An amazing day with dad in the water.
3.5 years on from point of injury, they invite you into their new world to see what life is like with a SCI, the daily difficulties, the happy moments and the things they learn along the way.
They hope this will help others to live their best life and encourage business owners to be mindful of the challenges we face.
Read the Family Blog here
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Accessibility Onboard Celebrity Silhouette
Lifts – there are 12 lifts onboard. All spacious with easy access to call buttons. They get busy at particular times such as dinner times and theatre times. Other than that, not usually more than a 2 minute wait if that. Lifts go to all floors with the exception of the retreat deck. This is a sun…
3.5 years on from point of injury, they invite you into their new world to see what life is like with a SCI, the daily difficulties, the happy moments and the things they learn along the way.
They hope this will help others to live their best life and encourage business owners to be mindful of the challenges we face.
Read the Family Blog here
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Ahoy cruise mates!
It’s an early start! Holiday PA’s stayed over with us so we can all leave together. 2 of our lovely PA’s arrived at 0545 to start the morning routine: disconnecting nights bags, shower, wash, moisturise, dress, stretches and into wheelchair. Takes about an hour. Ready to set off at 0700 and the PA’s stayed behind…
3.5 years on from point of injury, they invite you into their new world to see what life is like with a SCI, the daily difficulties, the happy moments and the things they learn along the way.
They hope this will help others to live their best life and encourage business owners to be mindful of the challenges we face.
Read the Family Blog here
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An Evening Out
Evenings out are no longer spontaneous or frequent. Some considerable planning goes into everything. Where are we going, how do we get there, what’s the seating situation like, accessibility, can a helper and the wheelchair fit into the accessible bathroom, do we need carers? And then, there’s a later bedtime to consider – how to…
3.5 years on from point of injury, they invite you into their new world to see what life is like with a SCI, the daily difficulties, the happy moments and the things they learn along the way.
They hope this will help others to live their best life and encourage business owners to be mindful of the challenges we face.
Read the Family Blog here
Daily Life with a C4/C5 Spinal Cord Injury 