Grieving in advance

In this month’s guest blog, Philip Patston reflects on his relationship with his lovely greyhound Meg…and how grieving in advance helped him to get through a difficult time*. Meg, my greyhound, is sick. She’s been out of sorts for about three weeks. Last Friday I took her to a vet, who diagnosed her with three rotten…

Nikki’s Natter – Observations on romance and disability

I belong to quite a few Facebook groups based around disability, and I’ve noticed one topic in particular that keeps coming up – and that’s romance. It’s no surprise I think. From childhood, people are convinced by book and movie writers that it’s the ultimate dream; find a handsome Prince (or pretty Princess!), get married, live happily ever after.