DizzyBlog

Sad day today! After about a week of glorious weather here in Swansea it had to rain when my car was about to have its scratch fixed… I hope I will get sun in 10 days time when the new appointment is booked.

We went to see Speed Racer yesterday. I loved it, as I seem to have more interest in the plot now I’m learning to drive. Moreover, from an equality point of view, it was great to see almost as many female drivers as male in the races. Hurrah

The film was very colourful, though perhaps TOO colourful, as the whizzing primary colours and strobe lighting effects gave all of our party, including yours truly scrumptious (Chitty Chitty Bang-Bang), a dizzy headache, unfortunately one that persists even now in my case

Epilepsy has not been one of my conditions in the past, and I hope it won’t be one in the future. I would be terrified of losing control of my body to a seizure, and I admire those who cope with the condition every day. My friends with epilepsy find it frustrating that it is what is known as a hidden disability and it doesn’t get the recognition that more obvious physical ones get. It seems to be a conundrum that the social model of disability has a problem if it can’t recognise a disability exists, doesn’t it?

After speaking about Pierre in my last Blog, let’s broaden the subject a little I was musing about wetsuits, not being the most boyant of beings myself (in my first school, I was awarded a Great Endeavour Badge for trying and failing to swim but not giving up - otherwise known as sinking a lot!)

Pierre’s wetsuit helps him cope with life and as a modern disabled person with Cerebral Palsy, I also need things to help me to deal with a world which doesn’t quite fit me. I have a stick which helps me walk without falling over, but like Pierre, this medical help doesn’t complete the job. Pills and potions didn’t seem to help him, and my limited mobility is only safeguarded not improved in the modern world.

The world is more and more motorised, towns seem to be planned for motorists. Getting from place to place is difficult on public transport and parts of my town are inaccessible to most pedestrians, let alone those with a disability. So, I needed a figurative wetsuit. As Star Trek type transporters weren’t available, my wetsuit is a wonderful Emotion Red Nissan Micra Mobility Car, and I will take my Driving Test in a couple of weeks.

You could say that I’m beginning to float at last…