Ability

Sheila shares how dropped balls signal overload, not failure. Read More

Living with MS has made one thing unavoidable: life does not stabilise. There are days when my body feels generous. There are days when it feels unpredictable. Energy rises and falls. Plans chan... Read More

“Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching,” Dickens wrote — but it took an unlucky roll of the genetic dice for me to realise that expectations, specifically the unmet ki... Read More

My child is 15 and has autism, learning disabilities, limited communication skills and vocabulary. He still needs help with basic tasks like washing and dressing, and he cannot be left on his own. Th... Read More

I ask for help a lot. With Secondary Progressive MS, I need help into a taxi, help from my daughters, help from strangers, help from my husband. Help comes in many forms: sometimes intimate, sometime... Read More

“Hope you have a good day.” “I hope it doesn’t rain.” “I hope you’re well.” We say the word hope all the time. It slips into our conversations so easily that we barely notice it. A kind word, a war... Read More

Hello and welcome to our unique blog post, brought to you by some dedicated members of our employee-led 'Take a Break' committee. This space is specially crafted for our colleagues who find t... Read More

Living with a chronic illness is undeniably challenging. There’s no sugar-coating it. For me, Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (SPMS) and mobility issues are daily realities. There&rsqu... Read More

Introduction As someone living with progressive Multiple Sclerosis (MS), I've faced numerous challenges. But through it all, I've learned invaluable lessons, many of which I owe to my la... Read More

I want to tackle a question I get a lot, particularly with my somewhat unorthodox commute– it's the big "why?" Why, with secondary progressive MS and my limited mobility, do I sti... Read More

The older I’ve become and the more this disease progresses, the more I realise that everyone is dealing with something. My average day is not the same as anyone else’s but it is mine. ... Read More

I have MS, it doesn’t have me. I am a full time cityworker, wife and mother of two daughters (12 and 10). I was diagnosed with MS in 2019 but the doctors think I’ve had it since my early ... Read More