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| Bill Nugent's Life Story |
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I went to a Disabled Centre called Simon Squire when I was 14 years of age as I had Epilepsy. But there were many Disabled people there worse than me. I could walk, run and play football at dinner time with other people in the Centre. It was good because it showed what the Disabled people are capable of. My occupational therapist was Miss Belinda Cresswell, there was also Miss Waterson and a Miss Innes and a Miss Hunter. Plus you got Miss Mills the social worker and you got Miss Heather Fry and Bob the woodwork teacher. Also we did things for Ethicon and we did gardening and we did things for the phone company and we did things for telly tea. I then went down to Chalfont for Epileptics which is outside London, when I was 21 years of age. I stayed there for 2 years. I then got a job in Watford in a hospital which was called Levesden Hospital. One day I had a tickle in my throat and I asked them if you can please give me some medicine as I have a tickle in my throat and they said no and you will have to see the duty Doctor which was Dr Marian Allan Davis. He told me to go into the cubical and take off my shirt and then he came in with his stethoscope and he said to me just you lie there as I am just running upstairs to see my consultant who was Dr Kelso. I am now in a wheelchair thanks to the wrong amount of drug which was given to me. And no member of their staff would go to court in case they lost there jobs, but I lost my life. So much for Health Service Care. My mother and my brother both came down to see me every week and some times they would stay for a week. My brother was 12 years old so he missed a lot of schooling that he had to catch up on. I came up to Edinburgh when I was 25 years old and went into Liberton Hospital where they got my hands and my speech and my legs working. I went to Firrhill day Center from the Hospital. I still go to Firrhill day Centre where I have made a lot of friends. Staff and clients do painting, gardening, tapestry, cooking, computers and woodwork. I am now living in the Thistle Foundation where I have been for the last 7 years. I think more and more people are coming to accept the Disabled person. At the Firrhill day Centre the staff are all very helpful plus they take you out or go swimming or go to the gym with you. I would miss Firrhill day Centre as it gets me out of the house and helps me meet people. Also the staff try and get the Disabled person to do as much for themself as possible. By Bill Nugent. |