A Father’s Day that’s hard to forget

A Father’s Day that’s hard to forget

This is my story so far. It all started Saturday 16 June 2018. I awoke with a slight weakness in my left hand. I did not think too much about it as for about 10 days or so previous I’d had a stinker of a cold and assumed the weakness was related. The weakness had got...
My much younger sister

My much younger sister

At 56 my sister was a very busy person. Working as a civil servant, giving 120% to her job and playing a key part in her first grandchild’s care, enabling her son and daughter-in-law to be out at work and Karen could spend regular time with young Mary as she was...
Blindsided

Blindsided

A photographer’s blog by Iain Kendall Although I mainly write about my photography, the last few weeks have been some I’ll never forget, and it has nothing to do with cameras. On Monday, 23rd March 2015, I was sitting at my desk, worrying. Worrying about a...
In my mind I’m free

In my mind I’m free

In my mind I’m free By Angus Harper After completing my degree, I thought I would treat myself to a year abroad before starting full time work. Not even a week after my graduation I was on a plane to work as a cashier in a large store in Midtown, Manhattan....
Blurred vision to paralysis

Blurred vision to paralysis

From blurred vision to paralysis in 48 hours Phil Morgan tells us about his experience with a rare variant of GBS known as Miller Fisher My mysterious illness began on June 14th, 2016. I started to notice my eyesight was becoming affected during the morning of that...