Thanks and moving update

Since my decision to move has become public knowledge I have been overwhelmed with the love and support from my family and friends, I really do appreciated it.

Today I have started making progress in looking for groups and sporting organisations for me to access in Manchester which is very exciting. I am lucky enough to have found

• NRAS support group
• Wheelchair football 
• Swimming
• Hearing loss group
• Drama group
• Disabled fencing
• Disabled skiing 

I fully intend to access these groups and hopefully make lots of new friends. I also intend on going to live music gigs were possible Manchester has a lot to offer and I will enjoy exploring it all xx

Moving

Manchester!!!!

So ive been thinking about this move for about 18 months, but kept talking myself out of it for many reason but the past few weeks ive been talking to family and my team and i decided that its the place i want to move to more than anything and its the right time for me to move! I am ready for Manchester not sure Manchester is ready for me!!!

I will of  course miss all my family very much but its only a 1hours 27 mins train journey from birmingham to Manchester so its not that far and they can also drive up too its not a million miles away and im sure ill be home for visits maybe not every sunday though!!

As for friends i have a number up in Manchester so i have a circle of friends that will be around im sure and if they dont live in manchester i have a few northern mates that aint too far from Manchester!

My medical team agree its something that i need to move forward after a bad 5 years. They want me to be happy!!

My reasons i have friends, shopping, a city enviroment (im a city girl at heart), my beloved football, a new start, accessabilty and social reasons too!

So heres to a big bye to BROMSGROVE and a big hello to MANCHESTER!!

Im gonna be an honary northerner!!!

Bromagrove youve given me so many memories good and bad but its time for me to fly the nest again and so somewere that makes my heart smile :)

xxx

Feeling Lonely - confession

This past month has been really tough, as well as my rheumatoid getting worse. I have been struggling with chest infection galour. I know im lucky to have some amazing friends around the country and some in the USA that are there for me 100% and would liosten to my issued any time but right now i am just so yerning for someone to go to appointments with and hold my hand, come home and give me a big hug and say "we will fight this together vicky" i know it wont happen which makes me sad i dont want much just someone to be there to share this with the emotional stuff the pain the questions. I have to walk around with this big ass smile on my face and say Yes im fine thank you im vicky you know ...

the truth is im not ok, i had (although not political correct) a breakdown earlier this year and i had to cope and over come this, i sat here crying tears for so many reasons, the pain the hurt, the uncertainty of the last 5 years.

You all forget im 28 years old i want have a boyfriend too .. instead im stuck in this DAM AWFUL wheelchair watching the world go by with a sadness in my eyes but with hope one day soon ill be able to feel that happy glow again.

Remember that people might look and sound ok on the outside .. but the inside isnt so great.

Go to the Olympics

London 2012

London won the great sporting show on earth the olympic games!! I can not tell you how excited i was that day!! I wasnt in a wheelchair then but always knew id go to the olympics no matter what!!

But my life changed due to getting rheumatoid arthritis and i sat here worrying and telling my dad i wanted togo to the olympics and he told me to go for it dont let it stop you, he knew how much going meant to me. So i sat on my laptop in 2011 talking to my friend as we requested tickets .. alot of tickets!!! In the hope we would get some and we DID!!! We got tickets for a number of events (my friend also went alone and i went with my brother too). We were both excited. I was so thankful to the Olympics to making sure that the games was accessable for everyone and that included the routes to the sites including the olympic village.

So i went tio London 2012 and i will never forget that experience the thrill of being there, i guess it is a memory that will last a life time and i did it regardless of my wheelchair why because i didnt let it stop me!

This was my view of the badmington at wembley arena 

I love this picture showing the Olympic stadium

My view for a history making hockey match as it went down to penalities!

I am so glad i experienced the Olympics and i have managed to achieve another of my dreams seeing the Olympic Games live and in England too a truely magical experience!

A music festival

V FEST!!!

Now i have started this post with a picture because no words can explain how much i loved this experienced different artists and a lot of laughter. The fun of trains and a bus to the event site but then the push to the stage. Now i have to admit its not idea for a wheelchair user and its tough espically in the heat we was lucky enough to have that day. However we did do it and had a fantastic time.

Music festival - TICK

I would always say give it a go have some fun and i for one will be back one day!!!!

Attend a concert!

A music concert but how will you manage?!

Now ill let you into a secreat here, i was never much into music as i grew up! I mean i listened to music, take that, Busted, Mcfly but i never thought oh i have togo to a concert, and when i needed the wheelchair i thought oh no ive missed my chance but NO!!!

I went to a live concert just before the wheelchair with 2 friends and i LOVED IT and had the bug a few months later i just managed to get to a JLS concert with a friend the stairs were a bit worrying!!

Then the wheelchair came and i thought hmm what now? But guess what, i found the disabled line, niow if you look in my mobile youll fine, Wembley disabled,  O2 disabled, LG Disabled, Phones 4 u arena disabled! These numbers have become essential to my concert days, they offer wheelchair accessable places to sit and watch a concert, and its a lot of fun!

This is from Manchester seeing JLS :)

Seeing Olly Murs at the O2 London

Back at Manchester for Olly Murs

Here i am at the O2 at a different area

Wembley stadium to see robbie williams Summer 2013

Take That at Wembley stadium my first concert in a wheelchair!

So as you can see i have been to various locations to see different artists and i really enjoy it. My message dont let the wheelchair stop you from seeing your favourite artists i certainly dont :) xx

Fly Alone

Flying alone - no way!!

My first flight was back in 2003 from Birmingham to Majorca and i wasnt overly keen but accepted that it was something i had todo to enjoy holidays as i have a travel bug. Life kind of took over at this and i didnt use my passport again until 2012!!!

Now ive flown a number of times with other people by my side so you have that comfort.

I wanted to visit my friend Jo at her home in France and going on the Eurostar wasnt an opition and im no good at sea (but thats another story!!) so i had to fly!!

The build up was full of worry and panic would i be ok what about the airport alone!! But at 3am one June morning i took the plunge and made me way to Birmingham airport with my brother, i did have luggage!! Off i went to the terminal checked in and it was time to say goodbye to my brother, i felt really anxious, i actually wanted to take him with me at this point!

I was led through security by an assistant and then left at departures for my gate to be called! I was talking to the guy who was waiting for my gate to be called i was feeling more and more anxious but kept talking LOL

Now it was time to get on the plane, using an ambi i was on the plane seatbelt on, chatted to the airhostess and then it occured to me "OMG IM ON THE PLANE" no turning back now!! You have to remember im in a wheelchair so i need help from people and i was on this plane alone! I counted to 10 as we took off then spelt my name and a friends twice then we was at altertude and i was happy taking pictures and i fell asleep.

Here i am on a Monarch flight to Nice in June 2013 all by my self I DID IT! Despite my fear and the wheelchair!

This is my favourite shot from the plane as we are heading for Nice airport.

So my message is if you PLAN and get the right help and the right airline you can fly too. Believe me i had a fear of flying im now cured and looking forward to my next trip to the sun with my brother :)

Believe in yourself no matter what your disability you can achieve xx