…about unconditional love” – Chloe Newton https://www.sibs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Chloe-Newton-sound-recording.m4a Check out Chloe’s article in iNews: “What growing up as a ‘glass child’ with a severely disabled sister taught me about resilience and…
My debut novel, Patience, was published in hardback in August. At its heart is a severely disabled woman, Patience, who understands everything, even though everyone around her thinks she can’t….
…to undergo open-heart surgery for a congenital heart problem that had gone undetected. This came as a shock to me and everyone in my inner circle. I was unable to…
…things he has been missing in Covid times. It’s so hard that he don’t understand why all of a sudden his life changed so dramatically and he lost access the…
Christmas is just around the corner and things might look a bit different this year. This might be because You can’t visit your brother or sister if they live…
…how Conversations with Carers came about, and reflects on the views shared by carers during the project For all podcast episodes, articles and dance films visit www.stepchangestudios.com/conversations Adult sibling carers…
…a handful for our mother, but why were we all living under the same roof one day, and then two of us were living elsewhere the next? Ever since, I’ve…
…Mum’s language skills were the first things to go with the dementia and so she found this more and more difficult. My brother struggled, as Mum now needed help herself…
…terms of mental health, it’s impacting on both of them. There has been one call from the community team to complete a tick box risk assessment. They called him once…
…an individual’s life can be huge. When you add disability to this, the relationship becomes even more formative, for both parties. I grew up with my mum and younger sister,…