Monthly Archives: June 2010
Tormenting Travel
I had to go to Rustenburg this week to speak at a manager’s meeting. The trip was manageable but not without its challenges. I think most people find long-distance traveling tiresome and perhaps being paralysed from the neck down exacerbates … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged accessible accommodation, African rural experience, autonomic dysreflexia, bladder, care assistant, catheter, hotel, inspiration, intermittent catheterization, motivation, Nelspruit, paralysed, quadriplegic, Rustenburg, sexy, talk, toy boy, Tracy Todd, travel, wheelchair
22 Comments
Daddy’s Working Girl
Money – some believe that it is the root of all evil. But, it is definitely something none of us can do without. For me, it has become the source of many of my fears, anxieties, frustrations and nightmares – … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged accident, father, father's day, inspiration, paralyzed, quadriplegic, Tracy Todd, work
17 Comments
The Privilege of Work
Most people complain when they have to work on the weekend or overtime. I’m just so damn grateful for every morsel of work that comes my way. I’ll take it – any time of the day – any day of … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged accident, inspiration, life, meaning, motivation, Nelspruit, netball, paralyzed, purpose, quadriplegic, speaker, teacher, Tracy Todd, work
25 Comments
Marathon Of Life
Who said a quadriplegic cannot run The Comrades? Well this one did. It all began a little more than six months ago. I met Roy Heine online. We began “chatting”. He told me that he was chairman of his running … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Comrades Marathon, Durban, inspiration, motivation, Pietermaritzburg, quadriplegic, race, Roy Heine, running, television, Tracy Todd
53 Comments
