Tags: disability

Well it might be the end of March but I feel like a child on Christmas Eve. I know some are still apprehensive about shielding coming to an end, which is understandable after how long it’s been, but for me personally I cannot wait to get out.

Jonathan Gilmour, who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, is a postgraduate student at Cambridge University. His college, St John’s, has shared a blog which he has written about living with the condition during the pandemic.

Dear fellow MDUK members,

We are in Pompeii!

I have been here before many years ago, but I had no idea that pre that massive eruption Vesuvius  – (it erupted and covered Pompeii in AD 79!!) Versuvius was twice as high and had just one peak.

I’m sure many of you who use PAs and carers are in similar circumstances to me right now, whereby all of a sudden, no matter how good your normal support structure is, you are back to relying on family and close friends for essential daily support.

This summer I travelled with Thomas and carer to a different city every week of the summer holidays

Having seen the trailers for this film at my local cinema and with my wife having a form of muscular dystrophy (oculopharangeal muscular dystrophy – OPMD), we were determined to see this film which we did last night (Tuesday 1st November).

Alan and I met on holiday in Magaluf; I was 18 and it was my first girlie holiday.

Matilda Ibini, shares her story about work experience at the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign.

A quick review

From Friday 18th October, the Care and Support Alliance are asking #WhatDoYouDoWithYours? Do you go to the shops, go to work, see your friends? We’re asking you to share on Twitter and Facebook what you can do in your life because of social care – to incr