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Brace Yourself

Courage Is Not The Absence Of Fear Today marks the 20th anniversary of an event that changed my life On August 27th, 2001, I had tendon transfer surgery on both my legs. The tendon transfer operation took strong tendons that were pulling my feet inward (due to weak muscles on the outside not being ableContinue reading “Brace Yourself”

Brace Yourself – Lockdown August 2021

So, here we are in Brisbane facing another week of lockdown. It doesn’t affect me greatly, although it means that I won’t be starting with the exercise physiologist. Bit of a bummer because I’m really keen to get started but there’s plenty I can do at home, and I support the lockdowns 100%.  You canContinue reading “Brace Yourself – Lockdown August 2021”

Brace Yourself – Getting stuff done

This week I got some stuff done! YAY!! My anxiety and depression (they are a double act) sometimes lead me to put things off. Days pass then weeks, I put things off, and avoid tasks. I get overwhelmed and it all snowballs while I fall into a downward spiral. The slump took hold recently andContinue reading “Brace Yourself – Getting stuff done”

Brace Yourself

I have Wee Cankles I was born with a hereditary neuro-muscular disease called Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), pronounced (shark-o mah-ree tooth). The name is unimportant in terms of understanding the disease. It is named for the 3 Doctors who first described and wrote about it in the 1800’s, Dr Jean-Martin Charcot, Dr. Pierre Marie, and DrContinue reading “Brace Yourself”

Billy’s Blog July 20th 2021

Billy’s Village We’ve all heard the saying “it takes a village to raise a child”. Well, sometimes dogs need a village too! Before he came to us, Billy had been with another foster family. Unfortunately, his separation anxiety was causing distress for him and the family when the family went off to work during theContinue reading “Billy’s Blog July 20th 2021”

Billy’s Blog

BREAKING NEWS!!! Billy Gets His Cone Off! Ok, it’s not really breaking news. I’m a bit late on the update. Billy came back from the vet on Monday with a glowing report on the progress of his eye and NO MORE CONE!! He is much more comfortable without it (although we still pop it onContinue reading “Billy’s Blog”