Disability and family relationships
Posted on Jul 29, 2007 and filed under Blogathon 2007, Charity
Emma shared with her readers the family ties she has with her family at Family Relationships.
My sister is seven years younger than me and we have a brother who is slap bang in the middle of us. Which meant there were times when I was in my chair and she was in the buggy. Explaining to a four year old why he is the only one who has to walk is not easy. So I can remember a time when we were in a DIY store. I was being pushed in my chair (I didn’t get an actual chair I could self-propel until I was 9 or so) and Sophie was being pushed in the buggy. And Ben was screaming and throwing a tantrum because he had to walk and it wasn’t fair.
And then there were the times when I would throw a fit because I wouldn’t be allowed to do something Ben or Sophie were and I was the oldest and it just wasn’t fair!! I think the worst was when I was 13 and had to have it explained to me that Cerebral Palsy was forever.
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What more could we ask more? I am sure during times like this, we’d all want our family member to be understanding, caring and at the same time give us enough time and space for us to grow up, no?
