Valentine King

Reesha Armstead is a best selling author of her first book, ‘The Covid Kaleidoscope – A Disabled Person’s Eye View of the Pandemic’, published in 2022, and has collaborated with Valentine King on other co-authored publications.

Reesha has lived with cerebral palsy and spinal scoliosis all her life. She uses a super-powered wheelchair to get around, has a speech impairment and employs her own team of Support Assistants to enable her independence.

People often underestimate her due to her disability but she seeks to defy expectations, smash stereotypes and bring positivity to the world. She lives to love, laugh, sing and squeeze the most out of every day. Through her writing, she aims to educate, motivate and inspire.