Read About Me

I had a difficult start in life. At just 18 months old, I was taken into foster care and grew up without my birth family. As a young Black child raised in a white foster family many years ago, I often felt different and struggled to find where I belonged. Life wasn't easy, but those early experiences taught me resilience and determination.

As I grew older, I became fiercely independent. I was determined to build a successful life through hard work rather than expecting anything to be handed to me. I began working in retail, worked my way into management, and was trusted to open new stores. I was even offered the opportunity to help launch the company's first international store—something I was incredibly proud of.

Then my life changed overnight.

I was diagnosed with a brain tumour. The news was devastating. I was told I could die, but I made a decision: I wasn't going to let fear stop me from living. Before my surgery, I took my girlfriend to Paris and travelled to Brazil with my friends. I wanted to enjoy life while I had the chance.

When I returned, I underwent brain surgery. What was expected to be a routine operation became a 15-hour procedure after surgeons encountered serious complications. It marked the beginning of a completely different life.

I then spent two years in hospital.

During that time, I contracted MRSA twice and experienced two serious incidents that had a lasting impact on me. In one incident, I suffered a serious injury to my genital area. In another, I fell while I was supposed to be under care, breaking my nose and requiring 15 stitches to my head. Those experiences were traumatic, but I survived them.

After leaving hospital, I refused to let those setbacks define me. Through a Personal Health Budget, I regained my independence and chose my own support team. For the next 17 years, I lived life on my terms. I went sit-skiing, bungee jumping, hot air ballooning, and took on challenges many people thought would be impossible. My disability never stopped me from living a full and adventurous life.

Then everything changed in 2022.

I lost my Personal Health Budget and, with it, much of the independence I had fought so hard to regain. Since then, I believe I have experienced a system that too often takes power away from disabled people instead of giving it back to them. My experiences have led me to question whether parts of the health and social care system lack the transparency, accountability, and respect that vulnerable people deserve. I believe some individuals within the sector abuse their positions or make decisions that put systems before people.

Those experiences are why I now speak out.

Today I am simply a disabled man trying to win back the freedom that was taken from me. I'm not wealthy or backed by a large organisation. I'm just one person who wants to break free from large organisations and care agencies so I can once again direct my own care and pay for it myself. My books, website, and projects are all part of that goal—to regain my independence and prove that disabled people can have real choice over their own lives.

I've always believed in saying things as they are. I don't stay silent when I believe something is wrong. My mission is to regain my freedom, take back control of my own care, and help other disabled people fight for the same independence and dignity.

If you'd like to know more about my journey, explore my website where you can read my books, download the Mum Help app, discover the Meal Shield, browse my T-shirt collection, and follow the projects I'm developing to help me regain my independence. Every bit of support brings me one step closer to taking back control of my own life.

My Dream: Second Life Agency

My biggest dream goes far beyond regaining my own freedom.

One day, I want to create Second Life Agency—a care agency built on one simple belief:

Everyone deserves a second chance at living.

Some people lose their first life through illness. Others through disability, neglect, trauma, or a care system that fails to see them as individuals.

Second Life Agency would exist to give people back what they have lost: independence, dignity, confidence, happiness, and hope.

Our carers wouldn't simply complete tasks. They would take the time to truly know the people they support—their personality, their interests, their fears, their goals, and what makes them smile. Because great care isn't just about washing, dressing, or cooking. It's about understanding the human being behind the disability.

I also believe carers deserve better.

If agencies are paid around £25 an hour, I want my carers to receive a fair wage so they feel valued, respected, and motivated to provide exceptional care. When carers are treated well, the people they support benefit too.

Second Life Agency would also be about creating memories, not just routines. Holidays, weekends away, theme parks, concerts, meals out, sporting events, and new experiences would all be part of helping people rediscover the joy of living. Disability shouldn't mean life stops.

My dream isn't simply to run another care agency.

My dream is to build an organisation that gives people their life back.

• A place where disabled people feel listened to.
• A place where carers are proud of the work they do.
• A place where families know their loved one is genuinely cared for.
• A place where people don't just survive—they live.

Because everyone deserves a second life.

Thank you

Thank you for taking the time to read my story.

If my journey, my mission, or my dream resonates with you, I invite you to explore the rest of my website. You'll find my books, the Mum Help app, Meal Shield, my T-shirt collection, and the projects I'm developing to help me regain my independence and work towards making Second Life Agency a reality.

Every visitor, every supporter, every shared story, and every purchase brings me one step closer—not just to rebuilding my own life, but to helping others rebuild theirs too.