Lucy Pasha-Robinson

May 7, 2024 | msn.com | Lucy Pasha-Robinson

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May 6, 2024 | theguardian.com | Lucy Pasha-Robinson

I’m kneeling on the hard, cold tiles of my bathroom floor retching into the toilet bowl, and I’ve been here for some time. The colour has drained from my skin and I’m clammy and delirious from a pain so intense, it is simply indescribable. Something is squeezing me from the inside so ferociously that I can barely catch my breath. All I can do is retch, unproductively, and writhe. “This must be what labour feels like,” I think, in a surreal, out-of-body way.

Dec 2, 2023 | mirror.co.uk | Lucy Pasha-Robinson

Swimming star Ellie Simmonds is a household name, famous for her clutch of Paralympic medals and for being the youngest member of the British team at Beijing 2008. As part of our focus on today’s International Day of People with Disabilities which, since 1992, has existed to highlight issues as well as celebrate diversity, the now-retired athlete explains how she was motivated by watching the Paralympics.

Dec 1, 2023 | theguardian.com | Meredith Shay |Lucy Pasha-Robinson

When I heard about a round the world cruise last year, taking in 135 countries and docking at 375 destinations over three years, I was the first person to sign up for it. I chose a seventh-floor cabin with a balcony, setting me back $562,000 (£444,000). I had been preparing to set sail last month, from Miami. As the date approached, I started packing the four small cases I was planning to bring aboard with me and then had them sent to the port, ready to be put on the ship. But we hit stormy seas.

Aug 27, 2023 | theguardian.com | Lucy Pasha-Robinson

Expecting your first baby? An inescapable truth is that you are about to lose a lot of sleep. You will know by now that seasoned, weather-beaten parents relish sharing this news. “It’s all about survival in the early days,” friends would say, when I was pregnant. “Enjoy those lie-ins while you can!”By the time my daughter arrived, I had collected a small armoury of tools for the battle against her anticipated wakefulness.