Started this discussion. Last reply by Gary Evans Apr 15, 2013. 2 Replies 1 Like
I have a friend who is unable to use her legs so uses a wheelchair and has a baby. She has brought up the issue again and again of how wheelchairs are not designed for mothers. She would like a…Continue
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About three years ago I started up GlamSticks (www.glamsticks.co.uk) when I was frustrated at the lack of glam crutches on the market having become disabled…Continue
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I had an idea and made it into an award winning reality.I got diagnosed with ME about ten years ago. My life changed beyond recogniton as a result. I had been a teacher with a successful career and…Continue
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 17:40 0 Comments 0 Likes
It’s not that I’m being ungrateful for your suggestions, on the contrary I am touched and very grateful that you thought of me and offered support. My apparent lack of willingness to take on these suggestions comes not from not wanting to help myself but just from the fact that over the last ten years I have tried so many things, including the things you suggested and they just don’t work. The most they can offer is maybe more effective illness management. This illness takes so much away…
ContinuePosted on November 28, 2012 at 17:05 0 Comments 1 Like
Before I became ill and to an extent lost my independence I never really worried too much about what was going on around me or about other people. Oh yes, I sponsored a child in another country and had a direct debit going to Oxfam, belonged to CND and Amnesty International, the usual, but nothing extensive.
Turning first vegetarian and then vegan first began the turn in tide for me when my eyes were opened to the state the world was in and how it was down to each one of us…
ContinuePosted on November 23, 2012 at 16:41 0 Comments 1 Like
Innovation, being the first
the bright idea, a light bulb burst
Putting ideas into action
Happy to recieve positive reaction
Prototypes, test them out,
Take them with you, out and about
Many designs don't make the grade
Despite the hours getting made
Glam up the world is our mission
And GlamSticks has received recognition
National awards and media attention
Positive reviews, too many to mention
Starting off a nationwide trend
Of others…
Posted on November 23, 2012 at 0:59 0 Comments 2 Likes
When I am feeling at my lowest, times I refer to as 'the pit' (see earlier blog post) and the pain almost becomes too much to bear, these are the times I am at my most creative and I have a flurry of ideas and outpourings. Activity from me tends to be very much in bursts lol
Although my poetry appears depressing, it does serve a purpose, it acts as a form of cathartic release and I often feel more at peace if not less in pain after writing something.
This poem was…
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The thing is with Glamsticks we don't have to be pushy, quality speaks for itself and our customers come back time and time again, one lady had more than 5 sticks, so that speaks for itself :-) x
Hi Debbie, Great to have you here on bespoken. The GlamSticks look amazing so much better than NHS grey.
Please tell your networks about bespoken, the bigger we are the more influence we have. Our members are always happy to test new products and get involved in the design process let us know if we can help at all.
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Colin
It's great to be here on Bespoken. I hope it's ok to share the work I have done with GlamSticks and the work which is being continued by Sharon Farley Mason. Both of us are disabled and I started GlamSticks three years ago when I was frustrated at the lack of disability products out there that looked good.
Thanks for looking at my page x