See, all  the shit is in your  mind, rather than in your trousers.

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I bloody love being paralysed♿️♿️♿️

Just when you think you know your body well after all these years living with an SCI(22yrs), when you have a tried n trusted bladder n bowel routine and you are pretty good at reading your own body it “the lord of spinal injuries” still pops up to give you a gentle and in most cases unsubtle kick up the arse to let you know who’s boss.

Mine came at 06:10 this morning whilst driving home from a 12hr nightshift. There I was trundling along the duel carriageway at a law abiding 70mph when without warning my bowels exploded beneath me. Un-de-turd (pun very much intended) I found myself sat in a pool of…?…laughing my head off. My only slight concern was how tricky it may have been convincing the police I wasn’t a drunk driver but just your average shitty arsed spaz if I was to be pulled over!

I share this story not to turn stomachs or put you off your breakfast but to assure you that things like this really don’t matter. There is no need to be/feel embarrassed or ashamed, no need to get upset or depressed and that there is nothing that can’t be cleaned, replaced or fixed up. There really are no issues with anyone partner/family/friends/medical professional/random stranger helping you out in your moment of unexpected bodily madness either.

SCI life is to be laughed at it’s who WE are. No changing from it and definitely no hiding from it so embrace the wheeling YOU don’t resent it. Live it. I know it’s easy to say and we all have our individual battles and demons but trust me they will seem a lot smaller when you face them with a smile.

Enjoy your day ladies n gents and please feel free to add any tales of spinal woe that your day may bring in the comments! A laugh shared is a chuckle enjoyed ?♿️?’