I've come away to give my husband respite, for those of you who don't know I have M.E; my son has high functioning autism and my husband is a superhero!!!
What's surprised me is the diversity in people's awareness of the world around them.
There are very few who are truly aware. From the chambermaids who move their trolleys into the rooms, so you can get by with a walking stick, through to the woman with her daughter who shoved my mother out of the way, stepping over my Great Auntie Barbara in her wheelchair, to steal the only available table in a coffee shop.
I'm not asking anything out of the ordinary...I'm not asking you to say hi, or smile. I'm asking you to show respect to a fellow human being. Not because I have difficulty moving around, but because I deserve personal space too.
If you see someone who is a little slower than you want, seems a little different don't assume we're doing it to annoy you. We're trying to have a cup of tea too.
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