I had a couple of shocks. One was when I was leaving the hotel after the FSDP scholarship and a lady asked if I wanted help with my case. I politely declined and she explained that her husband is disabled and she always tries to offer other disabled people help where she can. It’s the first time I realised that strangers on the street view me as disabled. The other was from my sister, I am very good at hiding my feelings and I...

I am very sad to say that I am now back home and this part of my FSDP adventure has come to an end.

I can honestly say it has been one of the most phenomenal experiences of my life. The comradery you feel with your flying buddy is brilliant and not only did we learn about each other’s disabilities, daily struggles but also about each other’s strengths and ideas for the future. It was great to share the experience and I sincerel...

I am home now after my first 2 weeks of the FSDP scholarship. It has been absolutely incredible 2 weeks. I came back home full of energy, which is probably a good thing as you will remember I moved house a couple of days before I went away. So I have been unpacking for the last few days but I am now having a rest day as I am absolutely exhausted.

The second week of the scholarship the weather was not very good so we only went f...

Wow wow and wow. I don’t really know what to say, this is the most incredible experience ever. It is really full on but absolutely brilliant. I have had no capacity for anything else, so I have been a bit unsociable but I just crash as soon as I get back to the hotel. I woke up a few times, which is normal for me but I slept for 12 hours last night. My flying buddy Damian text me about 8pm to see if I wanted to go out for some...

Right so now you know my story, well at least the medical side of it. So let’s fast forward to New Year 2016. I was in a bad place mentally but not really admitting that even to myself. I had put my PhD on hold, I was a full time patient spending most of my time in hospital appointments and trying to get my head around what a progressive condition meant for me - terrified by how quickly the condition had progressed in just 2.5...

Hi, my name is Rebecca and I am proud to say that I am this years Lockheed Martin sponsor through Flying Scholarships for Disabled People (FSDP). Yesterday I was formally presented with my scholarship by Prince Faisal of Jordan and I had the pleasure of meeting Lockheed Martin Vice President Jack Crisler. Jack mentioned that it would be nice for me to document my journey, I already write a blog about my illness, so of course I...