The Accessible Home Millions of baby boomers are approaching the golden years. While it is a marker worth celebrating, it can also be a reminder of uncertain times ahead. How will I manage? Can I stay in my home? The Accessible Home goes beyond ramps and grab-bars to help aging boomers, or those faced with […]
Premier Walk In Baths for Physically Disabled Persons
Premier Walk In Baths for Physically Disabled Persons Nothing is perhaps more comforting and refreshing than soaking in a bathtub. It helps one unwind and relax stiff muscles and wash away fatigue and stress. But for people with mobility problems and disability, getting in and out of tubs can be really challenging and painful. Traditional […]
Cope & Unquote How White Lies Help Those Affected Deal With Dementia
Cope & Unquote How White Lies Help Those Affected Deal With Dementia From an early age, parents teach their children that lying is bad. As parents get older, some grow sick with dementia. This is the moment in life where the roles become reversed and suddenly the children find themselves taking care of the […]
The war on sugar – Fizzy drinks.
Almost 1 in 3 adults show signs of tooth wear due to a lot of acid and sugar in our diet. Many foods have hidden sugars, like certain fruit juices. Fizzy drinks, including diet drinks, are responsible for tooth wear and decay in many children and young adults. Fizzy drinks are also having a bad […]
Essence of Wedding Smiles
Something borrowed, something blue, why not whiten your teeth before you say… I do! For two very special people – the stress of planning a wedding can be a burden on the most organised of individuals. Why not relax and enjoy the comfort of our whitening suite and power whiten your teeth to a brighter […]
Stroke Survivor: A Personal Guide to Recovery
At the age of 37, Andy McCann was physically fit, strong and in good health. Then, mid-way through instructing his weekly martial arts class, he experienced a stroke and was rushed to hospital. Until then, the word ‘stroke‘ had meant little to Andy, and in this book he recounts the many difficulties in learning to […]
Tips For Traveling With A Physical Disability
The world is becoming a smaller place, is a common phrase often used by travel experts to describe the growing numbers of global holidaymakers. Individuals with physical disabilities are certainly not excluded from this growing trend, especially when non-discrimination laws and better accessible facilities are introduced across many travel destinations. If you are considered a […]
Want to hire a scooter long term .. but do not receive DLA?
With the government re-considering who should be eligible to receive Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and the amount they should be entitled to many people will be unable to use Motability to hire a mobility scooter for a long period of time. For many people who have lost their DLA or are about to lose their […]
Trapped
Trapped Living in the Belgian Congo with her husband in the 1960s, Fran’s mother became pregnant with a daughter. However, right after she gave birth in the hospital, she felt strange. Unbeknownst to anyone, another daughter was on the way, but before anybody responded, an hour had passed. Because of the delay, Fran was born […]