The Wheel Life
What do you do if have a spinal cord injury in ACT and need medical assistance? Get on a plane (or in a car, bus or train) to Sydney to either Prince of Wales Hospital or Royal North Shore. There are no spinal cord injury units in the ACT. I engaged a multidisciplinary team at …
I spent 101 days admitted to Prince of Wales Hospital in Randwick. More time was spent in bed than out of it on bed rest conservatively healing a pressure injury. I was admitted through emergency and wasn’t very prepared for a long stay. Here are 10 things that helped to make bed rest a little …
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My new wheelchair was delivered in January. It took forever to come from the UK. It was similar measurements to my old chair but a new brand. It took some getting used to. The highlight of my year was to be back at Falls Creek in August. I had my first wind-hold day and a …
I purchased my own sit ski in 2020 but had been unable to test it due to COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions. I was finally able to get to Falls Creek two years later to test it out. My Dad was able to make it all fit in the family Toyota Kluger. We had the bucket, …
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Winter Paralympics Beijing 2022
This year will be remembered for COVID-19 with lockdowns and restrictions. I spent most of the year working in Canberra. 2021 was anti-social with COVID-19 restrictions. My parents visited at Easter, I went to a cousins wedding in Newcastle in May, a visit from my aunt and oldest brother to attend an exhibition and my …
Happy New Year! COVID-19 had a big impact on 2020. Despite this, 2020 was still a better year for me than 2019. Here are some highlights from 2020. I ticked another country, Singapore, off my list. This was in February before restrictions became stricter. I took extra precautions including wearing a mask, using hand sanitiser …
I've had five different ski trips to Myoko, Japan. I've noticed a change in the way the Japanese lifties respond to a sit ski on their chairlift. In my first season, the lifties hadn't seen many sit skies. We would often be stopped and not allowed to ride the chairlift. One of the Myoko Snowsports …
My wheelchair accessible guide to Singapore
I went to Fushimi Inari Taisha with my Mum. I really wanted to see it. This is my guide. Getting there We travelled with JR from Kyoto Station to Inari Station. It has a ramp and elevator access. The experience There was no clear way to get to the gates. We went up and …
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Kate Swain 