When we have a chronic illness or disability it can sometimes be difficult to just laugh and seek out things to enjoy. Getting by is hard enough, let alone trying to remember to laugh! I pulled together this footage me falling on the sit ski, in the hope that smashes and crashes might be interestingContinue reading “Laughter is the best medicine – crashes, falls and close calls on the sit ski”
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Heli Ski tips to help you get the most out of your first heli ski
It was the middle of our New Zealand lockdown and it was 8 April, our 20th wedding anniversary. We had planned an overseas trip in January, but couldn’t take it because my husband injured himself. The weekend he was finally cleared to drive, was the weekend New Zealand went into lockdown. We’d gone from oneContinue reading “Heli Ski tips to help you get the most out of your first heli ski”
Heli-ski in a Sit Ski
Become the sky. Take an axe to the prison wall. Escape. Rumi Having something to inspire me helps me to cope. When my walls were closing in from chronic illness, I needed to have something positive in my life that kept my world open. For me, being filled up with positive emotions helps keep myContinue reading “Heli-ski in a Sit Ski”
Riding a Chairlift in a Sit Ski
Riding a Chairlift in a Sit Ski Making the invisible visible When I’m not riding my sit ski up the maunga (mountain), at first glance I look just like everyone else. It’s not until you spend time with me that you notice that my hands don’t work right or that I can’t stand for veryContinue reading “Riding a Chairlift in a Sit Ski”
Let’s talk about grief more
We all experience grief at some point in our lives. But we do not often discuss our grief and how people with serious injuries or a chronic health condition might be experiencing it. If we discussed it more, perhaps it might help improve our wellbeing outcomes. Six years after I was diagnosed, I was finallyContinue reading “Let’s talk about grief more”
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