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The Doveston asks: Have you ever fought back from a terrible illness? Got out of a job that was going nowhere? Secured a great victory against the odds through dishonesty and cheating? Warm our hearts, B3ta

(, Thu 13 Dec 2012, 13:06)
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Not about me personally, but I look after the cheeky bugger.
No names to protect the innocent and all that jazz, etc, fluffy kittins will be saved.

Severe Cerebral Palsy is the unfortunate bane of this person's life, and communication is slow, often a simple sentence can take 10+min.

Limited movement in their limbs means they cannot eat, write or simply wipe their own arse. And has been like this for the last 30+ years.

They have overcome the shitty side of their affliction by having a sense of humour, a laugh that will have you smiling bigger and wider than anything you will ever experience.

And mischievous to boot. Anyone who has had their foot run over by a powered mobility chair know that they are very, VERY heavy. Oh, and rather quiet.

Sometimes people moan about having nothing more than a common cold, or having a bad back. I used to do this. After working for a good few months now with this individual who has overcome a possible lifetime of living in a care home only to growl and tell social services et al to bugger off to living in their own place, having their own say and take on what they do on a day to day basis makes me think that this person, a human being, has overcome more adversity than I can care to imagine.

I'm cooking them Christmas dinner on Christmas Day.
Nom Nom.
(, Wed 19 Dec 2012, 23:47, 11 replies)

but could he beat Brayndedd at chess?
(, Thu 20 Dec 2012, 1:18, closed)
The
"making text bigger" that Shambo did on the screenshots he had taken in that thread were a little bit weird and creepy.
Even for Shambo.
(, Thu 20 Dec 2012, 3:25, closed)
Yeh, that was pretty bizarre

(, Thu 20 Dec 2012, 8:37, closed)

looked a bit serial-killer-y to me.
(, Thu 20 Dec 2012, 11:06, closed)
I worked with a young fella with mild CP
he was 1 of the blokes living here.
Kookiest person I had ever met. Ever. He was known as [Insert Name Here] the Drongo - if there was going to be someone goofing about, he was it.
When I left the organisation that ran his group home I applied to be his advocate (he was still under 18, his only familial contact was his gran - who wasn't getting younger) with his gran's blessing (she was still his legal guardian then).
They refused me due to the fact that having been an employee I might be biased towards the client. They even refused me access to his house to see him, despite the other staff's & his grandmothers wishes. I have my eyes and ears there - he's doing fine.

Had his first beer with him, he came home with me for a couple of pubic holidays - getting "drunk" on the (non alcoholic) Brandy Butter was good value.
Drongo is a good bloke & for the 6 odd years I knew him I am proud to see him having grown up into such an upstanding young fella.
(, Thu 20 Dec 2012, 3:54, closed)
You are Janet Ellis AICMshoeinthesea

(, Thu 20 Dec 2012, 8:19, closed)
I initially read that as "I'm cooking them for Christmas dinner. nom nom"
Harsh
(, Thu 20 Dec 2012, 11:27, closed)
All that sitting around, keeps the flesh sweet.
Excellent marbling.
(, Thu 20 Dec 2012, 12:03, closed)
Was gonna go for a Posh Nosh ref.
But it might be inappropriate.
(, Thu 20 Dec 2012, 12:10, closed)

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