Welcome fellow travellers of life
Do you want a fresh perspective on life from where you currently find yourself?
Are you curious about an eternal optimist who has been dealt a fair share of health issues during their life?
Or are you simply interested in the strategies and insights of how a legally blind person deals with everyday living and manages to laugh about it?
You have landed on the right page. Here I share my personal insights and experiences in dealing with these obstacles and how I can laugh about them all.
Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when I was a child, I’ve also lived with coeliac disease. Always determined to never let any health issue get in my way, I’ve led an extremely active physical life. Part of being diabetic has meant multiple surgeries and then the biggest event of them all came along. I needed a heart transplant. Complications from the transplant left me legally blind...
My Books
Funny, down-to-earth, harrowing and at times, utterly heartbreaking.
'I Can See Clearly Now' is the rollercoaster ride of a woman who continues to defy expectations.
How would you feel if you were declared legally blind? Would you be able to laugh?
Following heart transplant surgery, this is what happened to Colleen Ashby and yes, she does see the funny side of life.
Testimonials
The very first day I met Colleen, I felt an energy that I knew I wanted in my life. Colleen has a love for life, a drive so strong to achieve her goals, a resilience not many people have and joy. JOY that she shares with everyone. Thank you Colleen for being you.
Jenny Lee Martin
Colleen is an absolute force of positivity and goodwill! She has such a bright, happy attitude to life, refuses to let anything get her down and can see the humour in any situation. If you spend time with her, you will leave feeling that, whatever life throws at you, it will all somehow turn out ok and you will always be able to find some happiness and joy no matter what. She really is a dose of good medicine!
Melanie Gallagher, Physiotherapist/Health Manager.