I’ve spent four of the last eight weeks in bed. In early September, my support workers discovered a small pressure mark on my bottom. Likely the consequence of a problem with the cushioning on my wheelchair seat, it didn’t seem…
I’ve spent four of the last eight weeks in bed. In early September, my support workers discovered a small pressure mark on my bottom. Likely the consequence of a problem with the cushioning on my wheelchair seat, it didn’t seem…
After four years, I have finished at the Royal Commission, and start a new role as Associate Professor in the School of Health Sciences at the University of Sydney, Connected with the Centre for Disability Research and Policy.Working at the…
10 year anniversary of the spinal cord injury today. Woke up in a puddle of piss, which I guess is symbolic. But I’ve come a long way, learned a few things, made some mistakes and, all in all, life is…
I’ve just returned home after a five-day surprise visit to Prince of Wales hospital. I’ve been having problems with autonomic dysreflexia (AD) during my morning bowel routine (yes, I know, poo is something we don’t want to talk or think…
My eyes opened and I stared at the ceiling. The red LED laser clock told me it was 2 AM. My brain was fried but I’d been woken by a spasm that had travelled from my toes up through my…
on Jay McNeil’s blogs, Growing Sideways, he gives his perspective of our day out: So how do I explain this? Lets start when the phone call came at 8:00 am Saturday morning: “Jay, its Shane – in a spot of…
On Thursday and Friday of last week I was invited to speak in Melbourne at the CBM/Luke 14 conference, Honest Conversations: Disability and Authentic Christian Community. Its highlights were too numerous to mention, so let me instead tell the story of…