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For people with learning disabilities
Moira's story - People with learning disabilities telling their storiesKirklees Learning Disability Partnership Board - August 2008gatewaytocare@kirklees.gov.uk Moira: My name is Moira. I own my own bungalow and live by myself.
The nicest thing about having your own space is you can keep what you want and nobody can make you throw things away you want to keep. I have a kitchen and dining room which I spend most of my time in there. I have 2 bedrooms and a bathroom and then I have a little attic room where I hang on to things and keep things. I really like my garden, it’s nice and quiet and peaceful, and in the summer we’ll be getting some more fruit on the fruit trees, and it’s beginning to blossom now a bit. I like my neighbours very much. They are very good people and they are very kind and they always do things for me and I do things for them and we get on really well. One neighbour made me a cake for Easter last week and the next door neighbours will help me in any kind of trouble if I need something doing that I can’t do myself. Well, sometimes I buy them plants and things and sometimes when I get things from Sainsbury’s – buy one get one free and then take what I don’t need for Rosemary – Mr & Mrs Cardy, that’s across there. My friends ring me up when they come, well I let them in and we have a drink or anything, whatever we want – tea, coffee or coke or lemonade. I get support from the Colne Valley Scheme, and advice. If there’s something I can’t do I’ll ask them about it. I’ve a lot of time to watch videos but I just record them for when I do have time to sit and watch them, because I have my jobs to do when I come in from work placement – keeping up with chores and hygiene and washing. The most favourite thing about my house is I can keep everything I want to keep, choose want I want to cook for my tea, buy what food I want from the shops, and yes, I like living here. |
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