Hemiplegia: paralysis of one side of the body. “Hemi” – Greek for half. My hemiplegia is a form of cerebral palsy. I have left-sided...

After a medical professional said that Scarlett "suffered" with hemiplegia, she felt riled, and decided to write about it.

When Scarlett's daughter was born, she did not see her as disabled, she just saw her as Mummy. This changed how Scarlett viewed herself.

As a child, I longed for a disabled friend. I could not articulate why but I knew that I wanted one. I saw only glimpses of kids who were...

I remembered his dark hair falling in front of his face when he wrote: turned totally inwards, a left-handed elegant scrawl. He was...

‘You are beautiful.’ Upon hearing this, especially if it is said by a man I am attracted to, my immediate reaction is resistance. A small...