silver linings – My Life In A Chair

It Has Been 15 Years: This Is What I’ve Learned

Ify sits smiling at the camera wearing a navy blue Hawaiian shirt in a Spanish café while on holiday. The top of his full beer mug sits on a table in front of him partially out of frame.

This Friday will mark 15 years since the day my life changed forever. It’s been a while since I wrote specifically for the anniversary of the accident, and this year would have been no different. However, I was filling out a form a couple of weeks ago and had to specify what major surgeries I’veContinue reading “It Has Been 15 Years: This Is What I’ve Learned”

The Grass Isn’t Always Greener

Sometimes I get lost thinking how things could’ve been different, but not in the way you might think.

A Very Odd Christmas

2020, the year when nothing went as expected. Not even Christmas.

Old Me vs New Me

I’ve been so focused on the “new me” post-injury, I didn’t notice the old me slipping away. And I am kind of okay with that.