To Walk Around It, Move It or Love It

" The biggest challenge is not the barrier 'disability' but choosing whether to; walk around it, move it, go above it or love it. Loving 'it' has been about accepting all my flaw and blemishes. I have adopted a strength-based perspective to life, acknowledging that flaws are like tilling the soil and those flaws will help me grow and bloom " This is not just, another autobiography. This is not, just another disability storyit Is a story about reflection, coping strategies and change. The author Subrena Joseph is a black woman with a disability, she walks you through her journey, her life, her lessons and the experiences she has negotiated along the way.Subrena shows insight into the lived experiences of someone growing up with a disability in the diaspora ' Grenada' and the United Kingdom ' London' . This is a story of highs and lows in two different communities, that have been influential shaping who she is. She shares with the reader her perspective of living with dual physical disability diagnosis of Spina Bifida and rare autoimmune condition called Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)The reader gets a glimpse of the impact of living with uncertainty , degenerative condition and fluctuating change.For Subrena this encouraged her to adapt, grow, pray, smile, enjoy every experience and moment. She moves you through her story and at times it is emotional and will make you reflect on your self - but leaves you feeling hopefulThere are 14.1 million people with a disability in the UK ( Scope UK). 1 in 4 of which are Black/ Caribbean / African adults who have a disability. Little is known or recorded about the experiences of individuals with disabilities in the BAME / BME community. Why not be part of changing this narrative - read her story and order a copy today