Four Books by Elise Baker

Cheers to another unplanned post when I haven’t done my planned ones, but oh well. I also have 400-something emails to see, but I still want to finish my recent book, which is a memoir called Cerebral Palsy: A Story: Finding the Calm After the Storm by Ilana Estelle, since I refuse to go to … Continue reading Four Books by Elise Baker →

9/11 A Page In History

Image is from Pexels Today, 24 years ago The world was shaken and shattered When everyone, no matter what you were It was shocking, still waiting For what will happen next Knowing that some mums and dads Won't get home to their children that night It is a powerful imprint In my four-year-old mind As … Continue reading 9/11 A Page In History →

The Voice For The Ones Who Don’t Have One Yet

The image is from the articcle Many see March as the month to celebrate Cerebral Palsy, the same condition I have. It’s something that has a spectrum, something I used to describe as living in two bodies at once. Muscles and movement react almost in opposite ways; you can see it when I’m having a … Continue reading The Voice For The Ones Who Don’t Have One Yet →

Three YouTubers With Disability To Check Out

The Image is from Pexels I am writing this introduction on my phone because, at the moment, my 'helper' Abby has her head all over my keyboard, and when she thinks she's not getting enough attention, she starts a kissing session, so not so productive. In my line of work, something that I hear which … Continue reading Three YouTubers With Disability To Check Out →

Switch The DJ

We all know that the world we are living in is still going through some hard times. However, stories like the one I’m blogging about today show female empowerment and light at the end of the tunnel. Erica Tandoh is better known as DJ Switch is only 10 but already making a name for herself … Continue reading Switch The DJ →

Madam C. J. Walker

After watching the Netflix series self-Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J. Walker, I knew I had to research and write about this woman. Born in December 23rd 1867 with the name of Sarah Breedlove, she was born close to the village of Delta, Louisiana to Owen and Minerva (Anderson) Breedlove. Sarah had … Continue reading Madam C. J. Walker →

From Ex-Inmates To Firefighters

I don’t know why we still live in a society where if you made a mistake that resulted in you going to jail. When you take a look at us as a society and I might be wrong, but it feels that if you touch with prison in any way, they would lock up and … Continue reading From Ex-Inmates To Firefighters →

The Hero Police

Ready to read about this story that will melt your heart as it did mine? Celeste Ayala is a policewoman whose mother instincts work its magic even while she was on duty. She was working her shift at Sor María Ludovica in Buenos Aires, Argentina when she heard the news that a malnourished baby was … Continue reading The Hero Police →

Teddies For Comfort

This is how a young boy started to collect teddies to give to kids that are going through any kind of trauma. It all began when Lorcan and his mum Dolores were watching a show that talks about a children’s hospital in Manchester. Lorcan’s mum explained to him that this girl on tv has just … Continue reading Teddies For Comfort →