by Guest Writer | Apr 3, 2022 | Articles, Current Affairs, Feel Good
My Name is Matthew and I am 40 years old. I was born with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus in 1981. My childhood experiences are sketchy, but I remember my life as a teenager/adult being very frustrating at times. I went through phases wondering why me, why did this...
by Guest Writer | Apr 3, 2022 | Articles, Current Affairs, Feel Good
A formerly homeless man wants to ‘make up for lost time’ by starting his childhood dream of having an ice cream business Nick Wood, originally from Bognor, lived homeless in Brighton for eight years in total and has said it is “now or never” for him in his...
by Erika Petrie | Apr 2, 2022 | Articles, Current Affairs, Feel Good
As of 31st March 2022, Shades of Different has been awarded charity status and is now a Charity Incorporated Organisation with an official charity number (1198481). We are of course delighted to be finally recognised as a charity, as this means we can do so much more...
by Guest Writer | Mar 20, 2022 | Articles, Current Affairs, Feel Good
I’d like to share with you the best present I ever received; I just might not have realised it at the time. Let me introduce you to my first-born child, Ollie. Ollie is 10 years old now and was a much-wanted child. Myself and his father were both very excited to be...
by Guest Writer | Mar 8, 2022 | Articles, Current Affairs, Feel Good
My name is Jayne and I’m an Alcoholic. My story started back in the 1980’s when I got married and had 3 beautiful sons. In about 1987, I felt I’d missed out on my teenage years as my husband was 14yrs older than me and had had the party/ nightclub life, so I...
by Guest Writer | Feb 19, 2022 | Articles, Current Affairs, Feel Good
Aged 3 in 1997, I was diagnosed with severe autism, I was a nightmare, non verbal, scream, shout, cry you name it, I did it. People wouldn’t understand my behaviour, they thought I was naughty when in fact I was frustrated with not being able to express...
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