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Ed Green
Writer and editor, Yorkshire bred, now living and working in Central London. This blog charts the writing of my memoir 'Twinned' - life with and without my disabled sister. It features disability issues, cerebral palsy, traumatic death, bereavement, twinless twins, guest posts, and throws in the occasional 'off topic' post.
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Down the down escalator
A couple of weeks ago I used my Huffington Post blog to pay tribute to Glyn Worsnip, a stalwart of Radio 4 throughout the 1980s. Sharing his experience on air of being diagnosed with cerebellar ataxia, the illness that cost … Continue reading
Posted in cerebral palsy, disability, human interest, lifestyle, memoir
Tagged cerebral palsy, disability, disabled access, Radio 4
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The Thundersley Invacar
As a young child in the early ’70s I’d go along with Jen to many of her doctors’ appointments. We’d get picked up from home by an old ambulance – converted into a sort of minibus – which would do … Continue reading
Posted in disability, human interest, lifestyle, memoir
Tagged 1970s, disability, disabled access, public transport
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Helen Bailey
In these days after the sentencing of Helen Bailey’s murderer, we’ve learned how a dangerous predator has targeted a writer at a time when she was vulnerable. As Deborah Orr points out in the Guardian, elements of the press have … Continue reading
Posted in bereavement, death, family, human interest
Tagged bereavement, death, Deborah Orr, grief, Helen Bailey, loss, sudden death
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The Milky Way
The Milk Marketing Board produced some of the most memorable advertising of the early ’80s with slogans like ‘fresh milk’s gotta lotta bottle’ and ‘nice cold, ice cold milk’. Odd times, when prime time TV featured ads for no-brand staples … Continue reading
Posted in cerebral palsy, disability, human interest, lifestyle, memoir
Tagged cerebral palsy, disability, disabled access
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Get on the bus
In a significant milestone for disabled rights, the Supreme Court ruled in favour of wheelchair user Doug Paulley’s argument that a bus company hadn’t done enough to get a woman with a pushchair to heed the sign ‘Please vacate this … Continue reading
Posted in disability, human interest, lifestyle
Tagged cerebral palsy, disability, disabled access, public transport
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Arteriovenous fistula
I must have been about 20, sitting at a table at uni having dinner. Deep in conversation, I couldn’t help noticing that the guy sitting at right angles to me was getting increasingly distracted. His eye contact faltered as he … Continue reading
Posted in human interest, memoir, premature babies
Tagged medical history, memoir, premature babies
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‘Don’t do it Di!’
When you’re bereaved of a close relative or friend, even 20 years on, there are moments when you think: ‘I’d have shared that with him or her’. It might be a news story, the death of a celebrity or something … Continue reading
I’ll not be home for Christmas (again)
The first post I’ve ever repeated in this blog, but rather fitting. The empty chair at the dinner table That great pre-Christmas schlep out of London now behind us, I’m happily ensconced in the guest room overlooking the village green. … Continue reading
Posted in bereavement, cerebral palsy, death, family, human interest, twinless twins
Tagged bereavement, Christmas, death, grief, holidays, loss
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Awkward anniversaries for the bereaved
Anniversaries are difficult, both as a marker during the grieving process and as a sometimes unexpected reminder later on. Most people agree the first is the worst. That was certainly true for me. I’ve now got 20 behind me – … Continue reading
Posted in bereavement, family, human interest, memoir, twinless twins
Tagged 1990s, bereavement, grief, loss, memoir
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Twenty years after the inquest
It’s been a year of high-profile inquests. The cases that come to mind are Deepcut soldier Cheryl James’s inquest in June and nurse Amin Abdullah who died in February. Although I was moved by the news reports at the time, … Continue reading
Posted in bereavement, death, family, human interest, inquests, memoir
Tagged bereavement, loss, memoir
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