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Published October 10, 2013By lolly

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𝙎𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙖 𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜! 𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙥𝙪𝙨𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧. 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.
𝙂𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙮. 𝙉𝙤 𝙟𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙮 𝙤𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙚, 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧. 🙏🏻💕💫
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#squadgoals #girlcrew #goodenergy #crew #friendship #friends #love #goodvibes #goodtimes #positivevibes #positive #energy #fun #partygirls #throwback #lovethesebabes #blessedwiththebest #london #grateful #thankful #weknowhowtoparty #pma #makingmemories #herestolife #celebratelife #vibing #goddesses #goddessvibes #ionlyrollwithgoddesses #partylikearockstar

𝐌𝐲 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐋𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈’𝐦 𝐚 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐭! 💪♿️💥🏃‍♂️
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For all that don’t know my story, I sustained a C4/5 spinal cord injury back in 2004 while having a night out with friends in Pacha nightclub, London. One act of a man’s stupidity, doing a backflip off of a balcony, was to change my life forever. After having emergency surgery I then spent 10 months of rehabilitation in Stoke Mandeville spinal unit. The early days of my injury were some of the darkest days of my life. I’m so grateful to be here now telling my story and doing what I do to raise awareness for a cure for spinal cord injury. Over the years I’ve raised thousands of pounds for medical research and raised awareness about what it is really like living with paralysis. I want to be a voice for the spinal cord injury community who wants a therapy to become available to reverse the signs of paralysis for a better quality of life. It has become a serious mission of mine and since telling my story I have always wanted to be totally transparent about what life is really like living with paralysis. This is something I certainly cannot sugarcoat. There are so many consequences of SCI and unfortunately people are dying because of this. It is about time that spinal cord injury became curable! Instead of September being SPINAL CORD INJURY AWARENESS MONTH, I would love to rename it Cure Month, for people to realise that there is a real urgency for a reversal for paralysis. I am a proud ambassador for @spinalresearch and I also fundraise for the charity who fund this vital life changing research. I will never give up the fight! Nothing is impossible! 💪💥👣
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#spinalcordinjuryawarenessmonth #spinalcordinjury #spinalcord #paralyzed #paralysed #paralysis #wheelchair #disability #blondeonwheels #lollymack #nevergiveup #blogger #ambassador #fundraiser #campaigner #pma #warrior #findacure #wecandoit #nightout #friends #london #nightclub #youcandoit #focus #goals #mindset #onamission #neverjudgeabookbyitscover #paralysissucks

𝒯𝑜 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓅𝑒𝑜𝓅𝓁𝑒 𝒾𝓃 𝓂𝓎 𝓁𝒾𝒻𝑒 𝓌𝒽𝑜 𝓂𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝓂𝑒 𝓈𝓂𝒾𝓁𝑒, 𝓈𝓊𝓅𝓅𝑜𝓇𝓉 𝓂𝑒 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒷𝓇𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓂𝑒 𝒿𝑜𝓎, 𝒜 ℬℐ𝒢 𝒯ℋ𝒜𝒩𝒦 𝒴𝒪𝒰. 🙏🏻💫💕
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#saturday #vibes #saturdaymood #quotes #quotestoliveby #grateful #thankful #gratitude #loveyourtribe #mystyle #love #happy #pma #weekend #feels #lollymack #blondonwheels #mindset #mindsetiseverything #goaldigger #glowgetter #fashionista #fashioninspo #positivevibes #positivity #attitudeofgratitude #loveyourlife #begoodtoyourself #smile #lifestyle

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𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐒

𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 ♿️💪👣
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As you can see by my story, spinal cordinjury can happen to anyone at any time. For anyone that doesn’t know, I was paralysed in a club when a man decided to do a backflip off of a balcony. I sustained a C4/5 level SCI and was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery and then I spent 10 months in a rehabilitation hospital. I battled with so many things, including mental health. Along with paralysis there are so many other complications. I suffer with chronic pain 24/7 as well which can at times be unbearable.Ever since I’ve had my SCI I have fought hard and did whatever I possibly could to raise funds and awareness for a cure for spinal cord injury. September is a month for raising awareness but to be honest I really would love to rename it to Spinal Cord Injury Cure Month to show that there is an urgency for a reversal for paralysis! I’m an ambassador for @spinalresearch charity and also a member of @curegirls where we are on a mission to make spinal cord injury curable! Please make sure to support Spinal Research as they fund vital research which will eventually change the lives of 2.5 million people living with a spinal cord injury. Check out my website (link in bio) to read my full story and latest fundraising and research news.
Every 8 hours in the UK someone is told that they will never walk again. It’s about time chronic spinal cord injury became CURABLE! 👊👊👊👣👣👣
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#september #spinalcordinjuryawarenessmonth #spinalcordinjury #survivor #paralysis #paralysed #paralyzed #nightclub #nightout #friends #london #spinalresearch #charity #ambassador #blogger #fundraiser #campaigner #reverseparalysis #onamission #nothingisimpossible #nevergiveup #wecandoit #pma #goals #focus #believe #achieve #support #medicalresearch #spinalcord

Wishing the happiest of birthdays to my partner in

Wishing the happiest of birthdays to my partner in crime, salty potato, wing girl and soul sister Sarah 💞👑💄👯‍♀️👠
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Thanks for always putting up with my craziness.. probably because we’re two crazies together 😂🙈 Thanks for your patience, love, honesty 🙊🤣 and always being the voice of reason!!! Not to mention making the best toasted crumpets! 😜🤣
Here’s to many more shenanigans and memories! Love you to the moon and back ❤️👑💋
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@radiorooftopmilan
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#birthday #girl #birthddaybabe #mygirl #saltypotato #birthdayqueen #celebrate #grateful #thankful #lovethisgirl #blondeshavemorefun #soulsisters #love #goodtimes #goodvibes #fun #laughter #friendsarethebesttherapy #shegetsme #adventures #shenanigans #girlcrew #girlsquad #london #instagood #instalove #fierce #blessed #glowgetters #goaldiggers

𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧. 🙏🏻💫💞
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Make-up by @justyna.mua
Playsuit @riverisland
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#sundayfunday #quotestoliveby #wordsofwisdom #quotesoftheday #quotestagram #lollymack #blogger #ambassador #blondeonwheels #fashionista #spinalcordinjury #cure #activist #eventsplanner #socialbutterfly #loveyourself #mindful #selfcare #selflove #pma #makeyourselfapriority #sundayvibes #happy #smilemore #choosehappiness #fuckit #doyou #goaldigger #glowgetter #london

₮ⱧɆⱤɆ’₴ ₦Ø ₵ⱤɆ₩ Ⱡł₭Ɇ ₳ ₵ØɄ₴ł₦ ₵ⱤɆ₩ 🙌💖💫💋😎🌈
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Always a great time with this gorgeous lot! Maisie and Mylo.. I’m missing you my little partners in crime!!! Love you all very much! ❌⭕️❌⭕️❤️❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰
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#cousins #family #familytime #southbank #london #riverthames #londonlife #cousinlove #makingmemories #love #giggles #goodvibes #goodtimes #shenanigans #lunching #famalam #cousincrew #kisses #cuddles #adorable #littlecousins #myheart #burstingwithjoy #instagood #instafam #lovethem #grateful #thankful #blessed #mycrew

𝙃𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙖

𝙃𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚. 🧘‍♀️💕🌈💫
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Living with a high level spinal cord injury is not easy. There are a lot of aspects that are pretty shite, but all of my SCI family over the world that are living with paralysis will tell you the same thing, we just carry on. I have lost a lot of very special friends along the way, losing their life to complications of a spinal cord injury. Taken too young and too soon.
this is why I do what I do. For some years now I have campaigned, fundraised and raised awareness for a cure for paralysis.
There is definitely hope for a cure on the horizon and this keeps me positive as I’ve visited the research labs in Europe and USA, so I’ve seen the work going on with my own eyes. After battling in the early days with deep depression I am really thankful of where I am today. I’m a Spinal Cord Injury Cure Activist, Cure Girl and an Ambassador for @spinalresearch charity. Earlier in the year I also signed up with a model agency, representation matters! 👊💥
I will do whatever it takes to facilitate medical research that will eventually reverse the signs of paralysis!
I am grateful to be alive and for all the incredible LOVE in my life! The work which I do makes me happy and keeps me motivated.
There’s always something to make you smile! Choose happy. 🤗💗
Never give up and be unstoppable 💪
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Make-up: @justyna.mua
Playsuit: @riverisland
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𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙧

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙢𝙮 𝘽𝙁𝙁!!!! @rmardy28 💕💎🌟
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So, this happened last Wednesday… my BFF, soul sister Rachel told me to keep Wednesday evening free. I asked her why and she wouldn’t tell me as she wanted to surprise me. She told me to get to Camden and meet her at @roundhouseldn so I did. When I arrived at the Roundhouse I looked up and I saw a huge poster for Jean Paul Gaultier Fashion Freak Show!!!!! 😍😍😍 I was screeching with excitement as I am such a big fan of his. What can I tell you about the show? Well I cannot put into words to describe it because all I can say is that it was absolutely phenomenal! Seriously one of the best shows I have ever seen. I was seriously buzzing the next day after the show it was that good! The dancers, performers were just breathtaking! The vibe, music and story were unreal. it’s the last weekend next weekend and I am going again! I want to say the biggest thank you to my beautiful soul sister for such a wonderful surprise! Honestly, Rachel you rock my world and I LOVE YOU SO MUCH ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Such a fabulous night last night celebrating our s

Such a fabulous night last night celebrating our soul sister @kimberbella birthday! 💕
Love making memories with these beautiful souls. 🙏🏻💫💎
Surround yourself with good energy and people who get you. You only have one life so spend your time wisely!
I just love doing life with this squad 🙌💕
Feeling grateful, Happy Saturday!
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#squadgoals #birthdaygirl #yourvibeattractsyourtribe #goaldiggers #grateful #blessed #goodtimes #goodvibes #goodenergy #vibing #crew #love #fun #laughter #beautifulsouls #mytribe #timeisprecious #makingmemories #celebrate #life #friendship #loveyourlife #choosehappy #thankful #standardhotel #london #londonlife #outout #kingscross #rooftop

𝙈𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙠

𝙈𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙩 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀
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Wishing the happiest of birthdays to this little weapon @kimberbella 💕
Can’t believe it’s been 20 years since we met! We instantly clicked and I’ve always called you my little sis. I’m so blessed to have you in my life.. through life’s ups and downs, we got each other! I hope your day is as special and fabulous as you are. You’re a beautiful, warrior, goddess and I love you so much.
Here’s to making many more memories together… including today! See you later for shenanigans. ❌⭕️❌⭕️🥳💕🚀💎🥰🎉🌻💋💫🎶🎵🎤💄👯👑
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