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On today's Winter Solstice, join me in a brief history of the celebration of the shortest day of the year!

I'd never heard of ESA but last year was advised to apply when signed off work for long term sickness. Here's how the process went

a shelving unit is shown filled with baby toys and books. a rainbow toy and stacking cubes and shown along with soft toys. Text reads '5 things which really helped me as a new disabled parent'

Parenting is tough- absolutely! Balancing time, energy, feeding arrangements, sleep deprivation etc... there's a heck of a lot to suddenly manage. When you add being a parent with disabilities or long term health issues, things can get a lot trickier to manage...