In November 1996, Helen's poem  'Please' won the World Aids Day'  poetry competition, run by  Bath Health Promotion Unit. In 2010, she contributed to her local Writers' Circle Anthology, for what is her fifteenth year as a member. In April 2010, Helen' s poem 'The Faded Quilt'  won the Masterpiece Award  given by poetrypoem. Helen now has a blog which you can find here: http://to-helen.blogspot.co.uk/ It is still very new, but will be updated as often as possible. In 2012, Helen began writing articles/blogs (on a voluntary basis)  for the Welfare News Service in the UK. You can find her articles here: http://welfarenewsservice.com/category/blogs/helen_sims/#.UQUqOPLFWDE In 2013, Helen co -founded an internet radio station - 'Radical Spirit Radio'- with an advocate friend. She co hosts a chat and debate show, most weeknights. Link below: http://alternativeradio.caster.fm/ You can find a facebook page for Helen's Poetry and Writing, here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Helenspoetry/ The hashtag for Helen's work on social media, is #helenswriting

Hello! Firstly, THANK YOU for viewing my site! A bit about me, well, I'm 29 years old and I've had Cerebral Palsy since soon after I was born. I have to walk with crutches, and I wear splints when I go out. Other than that, I'm just me! I live near Bath in Southwest England and have (at last!) found myself a gorgeous,caring, sensitive man who loves me for who I am and makes me feel like the luckiest person alive. After nearly 4 years together, we got married on April 12 2006. In terms of family, there's my Mum and Step dad, my sister Ali, and my somewhat fiery tempered black and white moggy named Daisy. My dad has remarried also, and he lives a few miles away. I love music, singing, and of course, writing. I've kept a diary since I was about 12 I think. Because of my disability my diary and my poetry have been very important ways of expressing myself and communicating with others. In terms of writing aspirations, my dream is to have a book of my own poetry published. A long shot, I know. Writing is a tough business, and who knows if I have the talent, but it's worth a try! Enjoy the site!