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I have a pass
for Mersey Travel
which allows me to use public transport
at all times.
However. The big 'however' is: My outward appearance
ummm outward appearances, would indicate there is nothing wrong with me. However
I get a number
of suspicious looks from eer,
bus drivers: "How have you wangled this?"
With regards to my social life:
where everybody works in the parameters
of what they can say and what's acceptable, mine have extended so much
that I can be abrupt and rude, and think
"so what?". Friends and family:
whereas in my previous occupation as a fire officer, I would think nothing
of going up a ladder.
Now, "You can't ask him", "don't ask him". They talk about me in the third person.
"It's only a stepladder!" "well, we know you're not very good."
[Me:] "Why?" "You're epileptic", [Me:] "I take medication to keep in under control."
"If I didn't feel competent, I wouldn't do it".
If you see somebody with a broken leg, "He's got a broken leg". He will recover,
and there are visible signs that he will recover. Not with me.
I show no signs of any physical
drawback. But, since the brain injury and the epileptic fit,
I'll have to send a driving licence. It's had an adverse effect on my family life,
because my personality has changed dramatically
almost doctor Jekyll and mister Hyde scenario.
short term memory is dreadful 'cos I can't remember your name,
but I could remember things that happened forty years ago
Errm... about four years ago
I had a terrible epileptic fit, which I remember nothing of. I was taken to the local
accident and emergency hospital and
then, that was on the Thursday night/Friday morning,
the Friday they sent me for a CT scan then they summonded my wife and me to speak to the
Registrar,
I was told I had several brain tumours
A final message?
Seek out a support group.
Go there, and find one.