Memory
(Not about health) When you spend a lot of time in bed, you get a lot of thinking time. My
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.
Slip, slide or stick
Last week I was taking bets on whether I would sink or swim at Wellington swimming pool. Today I was
A busy day
“It’s only a dribble.” Said one of my carers returning from the kitchen. “What is?” I was curious. “The tap.”
Consequences
Didn’t there used to be a game called consequences? Not sure I ever played it, I’m not really into board
I’m singing in the rain
“Oh no, I’ve given you another excuse to sing.” This said by one of my carers, after she inadvertently mentioned
Climb every mountain
“It’s a very steep hill.” Mary is very fit and yet finds the climb to Cleve Spa hard going, especially
Lovely day
As I sit in the conservatory at Cleve Spa Coffee shop, the tune playing in the main area is “Lovely
Me and my big mouth
I think you could say I am direct, blunt, in your face, a ‘say it as it is’ type of
Sink or swim
I am taking bets now, ready for Friday. Will I sink or swim? If you have read my blogs then
Strangers on a train
“I just wish I could be spontaneous.” This was said by another wheelchair user on the train to Dawlish on
A fragrant offering
For Father’s Day, no don’t panic, it isn’t until 16th June. Mary is planning on buying me some aftershave. No,
Science fiction or fact
“Pass me the proton gun”. That’s what I felt like saying after I heard that one of my tablets is
Cutting through the red tape
(This is based on my experience, written as a personal guide, not an instruction manual.) I’ve realised that for many
A writers’ life
When I used to picture my future life as a writer. I was sitting on a sun-soaked veranda in the
A moment at a time
Diary extracts: September 9th 1993 Migraine, chest pain, sickness. 4 lots co-codamol, 4 lots Ibuprofen, 3x Metoclopromide and 1x Zomig
Not so public convenience (Updated)
(This blog designed to advise and help, it is humorous, but also factual. It may cause you to blush) Wheelchairs
Poem on suffering
Poem by Mike Nevin (Written in January 2018 when I again lost the use of my legs) It’s when we
A new place to relax
(Cleeve Spa Hotels’ Coffee Shop) Wheelchairs have a nasty habit of leaving wheel marks wherever they go. In our house
Into the Ark
The plan was a nice day looking at the animals, but as the taxi neared Nailsea we began to wonder
Ambulance transport
(A note of warning for the squeamish, there are descriptions of an accident you may find difficult) Emergency and non-emergency
