FIND ANOTHER WAY.

That’s what said by the top model, Ms Naomi Campbell, as to how she has overcome many unfair issues to get the result she wanted.

As Ms Campbell once stated: "I don't like to lose, and if I'm told no then I find another way to get my yes."

I admire this woman for saying this, who was born in south London, of mainly black Jamaican origin and also has Chinese ancestry.

The reason why I state this is because those words are so inspirational to me, regarding my disability.

As I cannot warm up my body to do weights, I go into my gym’s sauna for five to seven minutes, with a shower cap on my head to protect my scalp and hair.

I keep my mouth shut when I'm in the sauna and take a sip of water afterwards, as my mouth does get dry.

Hair grease/moisturiser on your head is optional, depending on your race and hair type. I too, like Ms Campbell, am of mainly Afro-Caribbean origin. My hair type is very dry.

After two minutes, I start to do stretching exercises.

Then when I start to have beads of sweat around the bridge of my nose - I realise this by touching that area.

That's when I know that my body is ready for me to exercise with weights that are attached to a machine.

May I state, to you and anybody else, that I am not registered with any health organisation(s).

I do this as I have multiple sclerosis (MS), which means that I can’t warm up the traditional ways, such as jogging.

I cannot use a cross-trainer as I can't get the co-ordination in my body right. This is needed to use that machine

I cool down by stretching at the end. This time it’s inside the gym.

Doing this, I feel explains why I’m still not in a wheelchair and I hope this will be of benefit to anyone, whether you’re disabled or not, in a wheelchair or not and have any issues of keeping fit.

As for the two weeks when my hair is being re-touched and I cannot do this, well I’m saving up to purchase a VibroShapper™, as it combines multi directional vibrations to tone and strengthen our muscles.

I can assure you, the adverts boasting about it’s ability will state more and you can see it for yourself by clicking here.

Light and Peace

Andria

I can’t help it!

Today I fell over at least three times today.

After the third fall, which I accept was more than likely, given to today’s hurricane winds, I grabbed onto anything I could, which in my case was a fence.

 

Two minutes later, a kindly woman at the bus stop, allowed me to link arms with her (using my left) and took me to the building I wanted to get to, which was nearly four feet away.

I never got her name but I said thank you to her before she left, heading straight to the bus stop that she came from.

I truly hope that it’s not like this on Saturday, as I’ll be working that day, around a football pitch.

I do applaud any efforts to get disabled people back to work, regardless of what the political party is behind it, which is why I’m very grateful for the recent initiative by the British Government.

However I realise there are some issues that can’t be dealt with, such as monitoring the Health and Safety at Work acts and the weather. 

Sadly it’s a well known fact that employers from many walks of life do look at cutting corners, which is why many employees don’t want to take on disabled people.

With more such despicable employers taking advantage of the cutbacks, it’s more than likely that this is going to increase over the coming years.

Then there are weather conditions like today. The hurricane winds meant that travelling anywhere was always going to be hazardous for me – I’ve got the sores and bruises to prove it!

So I give a cautious welcome to getting disabled people back to work, as I must admit, I do miss many things that I used to have as a non-disabled person, from the money I used to earn to the luxury car I once had.

But I realise that as we are disabled, there are things that we do need to have - such as instant access to personal needs, such as disabled toilets - that can’t be compromised.

I assure all of you, I’m not moaning, just stating a fact.

Light and Peace

Andria