Posts by Nikki Rodwell
Don’t Sit on a Cactus
So, life throws us all a cactus at times doesn’t it? Something difficult and prickly to deal with that we don’t much like. It could be in the form of a difficult person (and let’s face it, cacti do have a few pricks), a difficult day or perhaps a difficult change. Now it’s not quite the same…
Read MoreThe Joy Of Spasms
So, before you get too excited, this is a post about my recovery and in particular where I am at today with spasms caused by my SCI (Spinal Cord Injury). Firstly, I am very fortunate to have made such an amazing recovery and am grateful every day, since I know many others who sadly haven’t…
Read MoreMore Haste, Less Speed
Hey, how are you on this snowy cold morning? Hope you are coping during these strange times and keeping you and your loved ones safe. I’m taking a break from writing my book for a couple of days and thought I would give you a brief update on how it is going. Or rather not…
Read MoreBear Hunt
So, who’s familiar with the children’s book ‘We’re Going on a Bear Bunt?’ I used to read this to all 3 of my daughters what seems like a lifetime ago now. However, I still quote it to this day when they have their struggles in life and they instantly know what the message is, which…
Read MoreChange is Good…
Hi, Oh gosh I immediately feel like I do when doing a live on FB and think, is anybody watching me or am I talking to myself here? I am aware that I have failed abysmally on the consistency front with this blog. I have been so taken up with life and writing my book…
Read MoreAll or Nothing!
So, you know I’m an “all or nothing’ kind of girl right? Well I would say I am. I’m all in or I’m just not that interested. Do a job properly or don’t do it at all I say! After all, I’d never broken a single bone in my body, then look what I did last year! Spectacularly…
Read MoreRecovery in progress…
My wheelchair adventures didn’t get off to a great start when I was winched via a hoist into my new wheelchair. I must have looked like a crushed bug dangling there, but Martin found it very amusing and I growled angrily when he asked if he could video the occasion! No, I definitely did NOT want this…
Read MoreEh up! We’re off to Sheffield!
Having waited for nearly 7 weeks to hear the news that I was going to Sheffield (Specialist Spinal Unit), I burst into tears when I finally received the news which felt like all my Christmas’s had come at once! I was literally elated. Bizarre, considering I had no idea where and what I was going to, but…
Read MoreExtraordinary Effort Brings Small Miracles
A miracle is making the ordinary become ‘extraordinary’…..
Read MoreSometimes The Worst Place To Be Is Inside Your Own Head…
This blog is probably the hardest of all blogs to write since I will share how my tragic accident happened that broke my back. I made it my goal to verbally share what caused the accident with the ladies in my Tropic team once I was out of the hospital. That time has now been…
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