Hello and welcome to Fun Fact Friday, a feature in which I share facts about myself that aren’t linked to my Cerebral Palsy.
And today’s fact is that I tried kale for the first time yesterday and really liked it.
Going somewhere new with Cerebral Palsy
I’d be lying if I said that I didn’t sometimes get a little bit nervous when I go somewhere that I’ve never been before, especially if I’m alone.
This weekend a friend and I are going to a music gig in Manchester. I’ve been there a few times and I really like the city so that’s not what I’m nervous about. What does make me a bit wary is that I’ve never been to the venue or the hotel that we’re staying in before.
Of course, I’ve phone ahead and arranged seating for my friend and I as it is a standing event. The venue have been really helpful and said that they’ll arrange a space with some seats for us and I’m pretty sure they have a disabled toilet but that isn’t essential to me.
We haven’t reserved a disabled room in the hotel as we’re only going to there one night so I should be able to cope without a shower, but had we been staying there any longer, or had I been going for a job interview then I’d have had to do it that way. We’ve tried to pick places that are close to where we need to so that it will be easier for me walk there because I’ll be taking my walking frame Martha.
I’m not too worried because my friend is coming with me so i haven’t had to plan as much as I might have needed to if I was going alone. Although things like this can take a lot of planning, and sometimes do not always go to plan when I get there, I never let that put me off. I won’t like my Cerebral Palsy get in the way of me doing all the things I want to do. I haven’t been to many gigs but i love music so I hope to go to lots more in the future.
How do you plan for these kind of trips?
My happy Monday
I’m starting this week on a high. If you’ve been reading this blog over the last few weeks then you’ll probably know that I’ve been having a lot of extra aches and pains die to my Cerebral Palsy that has been keeping me awake at night and things have been hurting constantly. BUT I’m really pleased to say that over the past week or so things have got back to my state of normal and I’m sleeping soundly at night again and feeling a lot more comfortable during the day.
This is a huge relief because it was starting to get me down if I’m honest. I think it was just a blip after all. Thanks to sticking with me, I know my blog hasn’t been the most fun reading the last couple of weeks.
In other news, my family are starting to notice some improvement in the tightness of my muscles since I had my Botox injections done about a week-and-a-half ago.
I’m really happy today.
Fun Fact Friday [15]
Hello and welcome to Fun Fact Friday, the place where I share facts about myself that aren’t linked to my Cerebral Palsy.
I hope today’s fact makes you laugh. I just tried to make a cup of tea, but forgot to boil the water in the kettle first, and when I tried for a second time, I almost forgot to put the tea bag in the cup. Doh!
An ‘almost-fall’
This morning I had what I like to call an ‘almost-fall’. I felt myself wobbling and knew that I was about to fall over backwards. If I did, I knew I’d crash into my radiator and washing basket. Yes, another washing basket. I seem to have the knack for falling into those, don’t I?
In the couple of seconds I was rocking back on my feet, at least one image of what might happen if I didn’t stop myself flashed through my mind. I heard myself gasp and flung my arms out to grab the chair next to me. I worked, I was fine. No harm done. Well, not this time anyway.
The thing is, I think ‘almost-falls’ can be pretty scary. Not quite as scary as actual falls, but sometimes they come pretty close. Sometimes they can be funny afterwards, like if I was about to fall over nothing, of if it was the sound of the toaster popping up the toast that made me lose my balance, (don’t you just hate it when that happens), but most of the time they leave feeling a bit unsteady for a bit afterwards.
I do talk about falls sometimes – like my infamous gravy fall – which I think will be mentioned in our house every time someone makes gravy until I move out – but I don’t tell you about every single one. Most of the time I just trip, but sometimes it’s scary, but most of the time, I can thankfully laugh about it afterwards.
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