My First Day at the New School Centre

Today was my first day at the new school centre. Everything went fine, although I was really exhausted afterwards but that is only to be expected!!

All of the other children and staff are really nice, helpful and friendly. When I was going into the centre, all of the children shouted "Hi Alison, How are you today?", it was so strange has I got a better reception from them than I did from my so-called friends that I have known for years!!

Today was a "Getting to know you session", the teachers asked us all lots of questions that we all had to answer so that we knew a bit about eachother. There are only 6 other children at the centre although a new boy is starting this coming Monday. After we got to know eachother, we all sat down and read the local newspaper. This I am told is something that they do every day to make the children have a better understanding of what is happening near us.

After we read the newspaper, we went and did some work. The teachers asked me to do a Coat Of Arms and to do some drawing. After about half an hour, we then all got to have a break. We were allowed either tea, coffee or hot chocolate and toast or buscuits free of charge!! You don't get that in school!!! We had about an half an hour break and then we all returned back to doing out Coat Of Arms and then stuck it on the wall. Seeing has it was Friday, the teachers allowed us to have some free time. Lots of the children went into the gym but me and another girl that couldn't do sports has she has ME played the game, Guess Who which was nice. We also had a good chat to oneanother.

The teachers wanted to introduce me gradually into things so today, we didn't really do much work and writing. One thing I like about the centre is that all of the children treat eachother equally and don't judge oneanother. Even when my leg was really badly shaking, non of the other kids sat and stared and laughed at me - it was sort of like they had been told what to expect.

On Monday a women is coming in to help us with our Self Confidence. I have always been really shy but since developing RSD it has took a real beating and gotten worse. Hopefully the women will be able to help me, she is coming every Monday for 40 weeks to work with us all and do a course. At the moment, I am only going to the centre Monday's, Wednesday's and Friday's so that I can gradually ease into things and get a break inbetween sessions.

I'm going to go rest has i'm tired but overall it has been a good day (except the pain and spasms but we wont go there just yet)....

School Stuff

We had a meeting this morning with my School. Me and my mum went to a centre around 5 miles away from where we live to see what it looked like and also if I would be able to go there and do my work instead of having to go to school.

The centre is really nice and pretty big. They have several rooms including a kitchen, computer room, indoor gym, tables to do your work etc. It is set out like a school but it is all in one building so you don't have to walk. The staff there were also really nice and friendly and very helpful, the introduced us to the kids and they seemed really nice and friendly.

After discussing things, the teacher said that if I wanted to go there that he couldn't see a problem and that I could start straight away if I wanted!! I couldn't believe it, I was so shocked!! We spoke some more about things and eventually decided that it looked really nice and that I wanted to go. I start this coming Friday ... I can't believe it!! I am so nervous and excited at the same time, it's surreal!!

The teachers were really interested in what was up with me and we explained a few things to them and they said that they would work around me and if I don't feel well on a particular day, that is fine, we just have to call them and let them know. If I don't feel well and start to feel better after a few hours I can also go in a bit later if I wanted to.

At the moment, I would just be going to the centre on a Monday, Wednesday and Thursday so that I get a rest after and so that hopefully I wont end up in a major flare. The centre can arrange for a taxi to pick me up from my house free of charge if we wanted but at the moment, my mum will be taking me there and back until I get used to it. There's only about 10 kids that go to the club and 3 staff so I will get a lot more one-to-one work than I do at school.

The teachers explained that we could either arrange it so that the school send me work, which would be fun has it took 6 months for them to send me any work or I could drop out of school and they would set all of my work. My mum feels that it's better if I drop out of school and allow them to arrange my subjects so that is what we are going to do, for now anyway. The money also goes straight to the centre so at least it isn't going to the school.

Wish me luck for this coming Friday!! ....

Today is Bonfire night so we are going to see some fireworks later although I will only be staying in the car. It should be fun though!!