by Vanessa Potter | Sep 10, 2017 | Blindness
Having spent the last five years prostituting myself for votes in a variety of online campaigns for LPAG the playground charity I chair, I have to admit to groaning at having to do the same again – this time for myself. In fact, asking for votes for me to win an...
by Vanessa Potter | Aug 11, 2017 | Blindness
As I pack my bags and leave Brooklyn, it is with a great deal of sadness. I was dreading this trip, yet now I'm at the end of it I realise I have had such a good time.My day yesterday saw me walk 16,000 steps traversing the sleepy streets of South Brooklyn...
by Vanessa Potter | Aug 6, 2017 | Blindness
A beautiful and sensitive review ! Thank you
by Vanessa Potter | Jul 31, 2017 | Blindness
It’s a week away and I am making plans and booking interviews, getting ready to head off to the Big Apple to promote my book. However, this is more than just a trip to an exciting city, I am fully expecting it to be a baptism by fire. I have not travelled abroad...
by Vanessa Potter | Jun 27, 2017 | Blindness
I was thinking this week of the last time I did something daring. I mean, really daring and challenging…something that made me uncomfortable. When I lost my sight in 2012 one of my initial reactions was a bloody-minded outburst of, ‘if this is taking...
by Vanessa Potter | Jun 19, 2017 | Blindness
Rebecca Crane, PhD, MA, PFHEA, DipCot directs the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice at Bangor University and has played a leading role in its development since it was founded in 2001. Here she reviews my book Patient H69. Vanessa Potter’s book Patient H69...