• About Me

    Hi my name is Amanda Norey… here you will find some stories about my life since being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. I always try to see the humour in most of it and I realise having the right attitude is tough but so very important.

    I actually have Primary Progressive MS and it sounds kinda bad but but I’m currently in what’s called a Non Active phase. This means I’m not deteriorating however I have not miraculously reverted to what I used to be able to do, these scars and lesions made their mark I guess. So I march on, well more like stumble however optimism is a great motivator.

    Series Two of my articles is now in production and I look forward to sharing some more stories about my life.

MY STORY

So when is the right time to say ‘hey guess what, I’m actually disabled!’

For a while now I’ve hidden behind Zoom calls looking totally fit and healthy but hiding a deep dark secret….and that is in reality,I walk like I’m auditioning for the Walking Dead!  

It’s ok to laugh at this point; humour is such a cure for so much. 

I have been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, and I won’t bore you with the ins and outs but essentially this means that messages from my brain don’t always make it to my legs.  This results in walking like I have had one too many sherbets, falling over as if I’m tripping on air and having to give up my lifelong addiction to high heels.

ATTITUDE & APPLICATION

Pushing forward one slow step at a time

MY JOURNAL

  • Introducing Me

    So when is the right time to say ‘hey guess what, I’m actually disabled!’ For a while now I’ve hidden behind Zoom calls looking totally fit and healthy but hiding a deep dark secret…

  • HOME ALONE - BUT YOU ARE DISABLED...

    I was due to be completely home alone for 4 days, pressure was being put on me to decamp to my parents for a week. Thing is I know I’m a stubborn so and so but wanted to..

  • ACCESSIBILITY- WHO KNEW IT'S SUCH A BIG DEAL...

    Now being a bit of a Prima Dona, no way was I going to go ‘around the back’. Maybe it’s just me but it feels so derogatory to be told ‘sure you are welcome but please use the back entrance’. Pah!

  • WORLD TRAVEL MARKET - MY AUDACIOUS GOAL

    I was not born disabled; I have had the luxury of living a life where I really did not have to make any concessions for…

  • DOCTORS WHAT DO THEY KNOW?

    My rose tinted glasses have not cracked they just have a mighty big chip in right now…

  • THE TRUTH HURTS

    You know when you suspect something isn’t quite right but you are not quite prepared to deal with it, well that was certainly me…

  • NEW STYLE WANTED..

    I love clothes, always have, love new clothes and well you already know about my love of shoes…

  • TO FLY OR NOT TO FLY..

    I’m interrupting my planned series to talk about a subject so very close to my heart, travelling..

  • SELF CONFIDENCE

    Now this is an interesting subject to talk about cause I’ve always associated my self-confidence with vanity..

  • THE FAMALAM INFLUENCE

    Not quite sure how the term famalam entered my vocabulary but here it is as I talk about my family and close friends since my MS diagnosis..

  • WOOPS TOO LATE..

    You know those edgy films where you see a slow motion shot whether that’s someone falling or dodging a bullet well that’s kinda my life, let me explain..

  • LET'S TALK SHOES..

    I love shoes, ever since I could remember I didn’t care about my outfit so much if the shoes looked the part. You know we can associate smells and songs with times..

  • GOODBYE TANNING

    Ever since I can remember having a tan has always made me feel good, now I’m not condoning the use of sunbeds its just that I used to use them a lot…

  • JOB HUNTING

    So after the acceptance of my diagnosis (that’s another story) I decided to start to look for new roles which would give me the confidence to know…

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