Tag: carly taylor
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Extra Time – 14 Years On
Fourteen years. It’s strange even to write that number. Fourteen years since the day that changed everything — the day my life was split into a “before” and an “after.” Fourteen years since the moment I lost the use of my hands, my legs and almost the whole of my body….and unknowingly began to rebuild…
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Don’t believe everything you think
I have been trying to work on my anxiety and confidence recently. It’s something I have struggled with most of my life but obviously becoming paralysed has heightened these issues. I try and sweep my feelings under a carpet but sometimes you can’t forget and you are forced to face them. I am no exception.…
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Perfectly living in an imperfect world.
It’s amazing how you can get through many months not pinpointing a certain date until something so specific to yourself lands on that date. The day to anyone else doesn’t mean anything but to you there’s something so meaningful to this certain time of the year. The day of my accident is something I will…
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Just because someone carries it well, doesn’t mean it isn’t heavy
. It’s spinal cord injury awareness month and I thought long and hard about writing something. Throughout the past 10 years I have met so many remarkable and incredible human beings. I have realised that having a spinal cord injury isn’t the end of the world, as devastating and tragic it is you can still…