Reflecting on Paralysis: The Cure Girls by Samantha Walsh

THE BLOG Reflecting On Paralysis: The Cure Girls 27 October 2016 Samantha Walsh Cosmetics boutique manager & writer When you look in the mirror, what do you see? A wrinkle…an imperfect nose…a fresh blemish on your chin? In this age of air-brushed perfection and cleverly-filtered social media, itโ€™s easy to be self-critical; to compare your… Continue reading Reflecting on Paralysis: The Cure Girls by Samantha Walsh

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Can We Make Fighting For a Cure The New Trend? New Cure Girls Campaign

Last week, two of the Cure Girls, Loredana & Marina flew to London from Italy to meet me (Lolly) and attend some very important meetings with researchers and also a meeting with the charity Nicholls Spinal Injury Foundation (NSIF) for an update on their latest research news. While we were together we wanted to take… Continue reading Can We Make Fighting For a Cure The New Trend? New Cure Girls Campaign

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My Visit to the Reeve Irvine Research Centre in California

On Wednesday 13th July I had the privilege of going to visit the Reeve Irvine Research Centre, University of California to meet with Dr. Oswald Steward (Director of Reeve Irvine Research Centre) and Tania Jope (Director of Community Development). As we entered the very impressive building I noticed pictures of the late Christopher Reeve and… Continue reading My Visit to the Reeve Irvine Research Centre in California

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Me Before You Film ~ The Verdict

Yesterday was the #film #launch #MeBeforeYou which I just had to go and see. It’s based on a fictitious romantic novel so I was feeling skeptical as to whether it would be any good or not. I must say after watching the film I was pleasantly surprised as it showed the #true #facts about living… Continue reading Me Before You Film ~ The Verdict

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My Medication Hell

After being paralysed for over 10 years, I made a big decision to come off my medication which I took for chronic pain. To be honest it was for many reasons not just one but I didn’t realise what was ahead of me. The drug I took is used to treat nerve pain after a… Continue reading My Medication Hell

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#WalkingWednesday.. have you joined in yet?

Our CURE GIRLS #WalkingWednesday Cure Paralysis Campaign is growingโ€ฆ BUT WE WANT TO MAKE IT EVEN BIGGER! Don’t forget to hashtag a pre-injury photo of yourself using #WalkingWednesday #CureGirls on your social media EVERY WEDNESDAY. LET’S MAKE CHRONIC SPINAL CORD INJURY CURABLE. Can you spot yourselfโ€ฆโ€ฆ.

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