Melanie Reid in today's Times
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The tetraplegic journalist is always interesting and amusing. This week's article is a particular gem. Many millions would say "hear hear". Unfortunately l cannot post a link. The gist is how lockdown has given the general population a tiny glimpse , for weeks, of what disabled people live with, for life.
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I read a piece yesterday about this. My reaction was the same: the author, in writing about intolerable isolation, was describing my everyday life.
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