Diary of a Disabled Mum: Disability Assembly at Jack’s School

Just before half-term, I visited my son’s school to do some assemblies for them about disability. I was apprehensive about for two reasons.  Firstly, I hadn’t done any public speaking since well before the pandemic and I was out of practice. I always get nervous but I was really worried about making myself understood andContinue reading Diary of a Disabled Mum: Disability Assembly at Jack’s School

Diary of a Disabled Mum: Disabled People aren’t expected to be parents – Why?

My last blog outlined an incident during a recent hospital appointment when a consultant inferred that I couldn’t look after my own children. It upset and angered me in equal measures but it unfortunately isn’t the first time that I’ve been undermined as a disabled parent – again by a healthcare professional. Over the summer,Continue reading Diary of a Disabled Mum: Disabled People aren’t expected to be parents – Why?