In the final part of this three-part series, Mum and I reflect on our 24-year journey navigating disability, independence, and the future ahead. What began with a health scare that pushed us to accept outside help has grown into a new balance of care, freedom, and resilience. We open up about how smart home technology changed my independence, the reality of facing employment discrimination, and the tough but necessary conversations about ageing and what comes next. It’s a raw, honest chat a...
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In the final part of this three-part series, Mum and I reflect on our 24-year journey navigating disability, independence, and the future ahead. What began with a health scare that pushed us to accept outside help has grown into a new balance of care, freedom, and resilience. We open up about how smart home technology changed my independence, the reality of facing employment discrimination, and the tough but necessary conversations about ageing and what comes next. It’s a raw, honest chat a...
36. Part 2 - Mum & Me: Teenage Angst, Brain Surgery, and Finding Our Way with Di Jones
A Wheelie Good Chat
40 minutes
2 months ago
36. Part 2 - Mum & Me: Teenage Angst, Brain Surgery, and Finding Our Way with Di Jones
Moving from a small country town to a massive Perth high school was life-changing for me, but not in a good way. I went from being “Sam” to “just the chick in the wheelchair,” and the isolation hit hard. I had no friends, no independence, and my mental health spiralled. In this second conversation with Mum, we revisit those volatile teenage years, the suicidal thoughts, and the heartbreak of Deep Brain Stimulation surgery, something I believed would change my life for the better but instead ...
A Wheelie Good Chat
In the final part of this three-part series, Mum and I reflect on our 24-year journey navigating disability, independence, and the future ahead. What began with a health scare that pushed us to accept outside help has grown into a new balance of care, freedom, and resilience. We open up about how smart home technology changed my independence, the reality of facing employment discrimination, and the tough but necessary conversations about ageing and what comes next. It’s a raw, honest chat a...
