Category Archives: Randomness

Lifting the Veil

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Shannon Murray

I’ve realised in recent years that I have spent a lot of energy making out that my life as a paraplegic is so much easier than it actually is, a mind set I developed very soon after my accident, a coping mechanism for myself but also a very effective way of swerving people’s sympathy. I minimised everything, but in minimising my injury I minimised me. Continue reading →

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Leap of Faith

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Shannon Murray

When I told friends my plan to move away to California for a while a few of them said I should keep a video diary and upload weekly updates to let them know how I was getting on. The idea … Continue reading →

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Back to Blog

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Shannon Murray

Woah, my last blog post was in November 2012, I knew it had been a while but I didn’t realise it had been quite that long. Two years and five months… quite a lot has been going on which is … Continue reading →

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Casualty: January 2012

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Shannon Murray

Any regular readers may have noticed that my blog was rather dormant from October through November, this was partly because I started a new job (yes I do have a full time day job alongside all the media work) and … Continue reading →

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Company Magazine December 2011

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Shannon Murray

For those of you who don’t follow me on Twitter I’d just like to shout from the rooftops that I have an article in a magazine this month. Yes, a real life commissioned article written by me for a top … Continue reading →

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No Triumph, No Tragedy: BBC Radio 4

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Shannon Murray

Hello Just a quick post to let you know that you can catch me chatting to Peter White in “No Triumph, No Tragedy” on BBC Radio 4 on Monday 29 August at 9am. As it’s a Bank Holiday in the … Continue reading →

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Facebook: Fake Profile

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Shannon Murray

Rather randomly it was brought to my attention this week that a few different people were pretending to be me on Facebook. I only use Facebook to keep in touch with friends and family so I only accept friend requests from … Continue reading →

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Fire Drill

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Shannon Murray

I try not to be angry ranty disabled woman but sometimes the wrong buttons get pushed… We recently had a fire drill at work; it’s a pretty large building with 3 fire lifts to evacuate wheelchair users in an emergency. … Continue reading →

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One Tweet to 10 Downing Street

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Shannon Murray

To those of you still in any doubt about the power of social media (though if you’re reading a blog that’s not likely) I’d like to share a little tale with you. Late last year I read a tweet from … Continue reading →

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Loving Lady Gaga!

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Shannon Murray

Just a quick post to say how much I’m loving the new Lady Gaga track, “Born this Way”. It took me a while to fall for her but “Bad Romance” totally won me over last year. Not sure but I … Continue reading →

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