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Shall We Get Dressed Now?

Shall We Get Dressed Now?

Being cared for has been a series of difficult, awkward and funny situations.

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Author: Mike Nevin

I decided to write about the funny side of being cared for. I am a full time wheelchair user with daily carers. It's my experiences with my carers that inspired this blog.
6th Jan 2021 Humour / Thoughts

2021 A Face Odyssey

I was looking at my face in the mirror the other day. Imagine my surprise when an overweight, bald guy

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24th Nov 2020 Experiences / Humour / Thoughts

Six Degrees of freedom

How free are you? I have spoken before about VR (virtual reality) one of the concepts in VR is 6

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17th Nov 2020 Experiences / Health / Thoughts

In anothers shoes

There is an old expression about walking in another person’s shoes. It is meant to get us thinking about what

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13th Nov 2020 Experiences / Humour / Thoughts

All Dressed Up With Nowhere To Go

On Thursday 12th Nov I was sitting in my bedroom watching my PC screen avidly. My top half was smartly

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13th Nov 2020 Experiences / Health / Thoughts

Care For All

We have come to see care as a professional provision rather than a natural act that flows out of our

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13th Nov 2020 Experiences / Health / News / Thoughts

Habinteg Essay

I didn’t win the competition, but I thought as the issues I raise are important I would share the essay

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29th Oct 2020 Experiences / Thoughts

Together, we will overcome

Here’s a quote from the film Sleepless in Seattle, it’s said by Tom Hanks after his wife dies:‘Well, I’m gonna

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8th Oct 2020 Experiences / Health / Thoughts

Bumpers

Have you ever looked at the front of a wheelchair; no? I am not surprised, unless you use one or

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27th Sep 2020 Experiences / Humour / Thoughts

Am I dreaming?

Well friends I’m back and not from the future. Did you know we were friends? Well we are, but that

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29th Aug 2020 Experiences / Thoughts

Loss & Tragedy

I haven’t written for a while because I have been knocked by a family tragedy. My 28-year-old nephew died nearly

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24th Aug 2020 Humour

I told you I wasn’t joking

15th Aug 2020 Humour

I’ve been banned

See the email from their CEO no less, although he got my name wrong: Mike.ZulenBerg@FarceBook.com Dear Mr Neblin, Regarding your

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31st Jul 2020 Humour

Polite Midges

Sitting in the park the other day. Of course, I was sitting, what do you expect; running around the park.

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23rd Jul 2020 Humour / Thoughts

Pretty Fi Me

I thought it was about time I left the topic of elves. Hurray, I hear you all shout. Or was

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22nd Jul 2020 Humour

Well who would believe it?

I recieved this letter in responses to my last blog ‘Don’t be Elifish.’

10th Jul 2020 Humour

Don’t be Elfish

The singing burst out of the quiet like an enemy assault. Mary and I looked at each other in surprise

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4th Jul 2020 Humour

Rock on

The other night we were watching a TV series that featured an old people’s home. Well you have to watch

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27th Jun 2020 Humour

Disclaimer

I have decided that I need to write a blog which is just a disclaimer. So many times, I get

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26th Jun 2020 Humour

Gas Giant

I have been taxing my brain; not a big task. Over how to make it easier for Mary to push

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23rd Jun 2020 Biography / Experiences / Humour / Thoughts

Effort Cup

In my photo scanning, did I mention I am scanning all our old photos. Anyway, I am and it’s an

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