Julia Wilson

January 2020 – 4 pints later

Perhaps I shouldn’t have ended my last blog with “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”? I thought I’d had my quota of medical emergencies, but obviously not… I’d been riding the day before, and when I got off I landed awkwardly on my chair, I didn’t think too much about it (plus I’ve noContinue reading “January 2020 – 4 pints later”

December 2019

I was determined to master going out alone in the car and sorting out the chair, so off I went. Unfortunately, when getting the chair out of the car I managed to trap my arm between the car and the chair “@@**@@**!”. The result being a very painful arm, black from elbow to wrist andContinue reading “December 2019”

Wheelchair Power Attachments – Wheels on Fire Review

I love where I live, and used to enjoy walking around the local area, however, as I’m now a wheelchair user the terrain is much less friendly. The area is very hilly, and at the moment even a trip to the local Spar isn’t possible unless I get the car out, which is ridiculous forContinue reading “Wheelchair Power Attachments – Wheels on Fire Review”

November 2019 – I got back on a Horse!

The work in the house to make it more accessible has now finished (for the moment!), I’ve had a low threshold door fitted and can now get in and out of the house without the use of the threshold ramps (yeah!) which were both a nightmare to move from a wheelchair and rather precarious toContinue reading “November 2019 – I got back on a Horse!”

October 2019 – The “works” continue

The bathroom was finished, and then there were issues with a leaking radiator (this was moved as part of the wet room conversion), which then lead to further issues with the central heating. This was all really stressful, combined with numerous visits to widen doorways and change the banisters on the landing to give meContinue reading “October 2019 – The “works” continue”

Went for a spin on a race track – Sept 2019

I attended a session organised by Sportability with https://www.speedofsight.org at Three Sisters Racetrack which was a fantastic experience! I got to play racing cars! The cars are all dual controlled and adapted so I could drive using hand controls like I do with my own car. I had lots of fun and even managed toContinue reading “Went for a spin on a race track – Sept 2019”

September 2019 – Coming Home

The hospital rehab team had taught me the basics of looking after myself and transferring in and out of the wheelchair. Accessibility issues Now I had to adapt to living on my own in a house that wasn’t modified. The stairlift had been installed 2 days before I came home, along with a ramp toContinue reading “September 2019 – Coming Home”