The story of Claire
I am one of those people who has to say hasn’t had the most straight forward life but because I don’t know any different to how my life has been its “normal” to me. I was born in June 1987 around a year later I was out into foster care. Where my foster carers notice light marks on my body some looking like a coffee stain and some above the skin like little bumps. I was taken to be checked over were I had been diagnosed with neurofibromatosis (nf1) I spent alot of my young child hood at the great ormand street hospital. I was watched closely and lots of test carried out my foster carers had been told I had a at the time a sleeping brain tumor and I constantly had to have this watched and my head measures to check for water on the brain after many tests the Drs told my foster parents id be lucky to make it to the age of 5 and I will probably never be able to walk. I’m bot really sure what happen but I didn’t really have to go to the hospital so much after that just regular check ups from the Dr. Well I made it to the age of 5 and I was also walking by then as well. On my 5th birthday I was also adopted. The doctors gave me another 5 years but again I made it to my 10th birthday and not only was I walking but I wa taking ballet, tap and freestyle classes. The doctors were still shocked and for another two more times gave me 5 more years clearly by now even my parens could tell my brain tumor that could kill me was probably staying to sleep. I made it to 15 years and was ready to start college and start training to become a dance teacher. I also turned 20 by now I was in a full time job had my dance qualifications and my national diploma in performing arts. I turn 29 this year I have my dance qualification in Ballet, Tap, Street, Freestyle and Cheerleading as well as holding a musical theatre certificate I have my own place and currently work full time working with adults learning disabilities and challenging behaviour not bad for someone who was told they would never be able to work ot live to the age of 5 don’t you think