I just want to record quite an awesome thing which happened yesterday. Lyn seems to be really flourishing with her new chair. She now goes out in it almost daily, weather permitting. Yesterday, late in the afternoon, we went out together, leaving Dom at home. We firs headed to the chemist to pick up some supplies. We then headed down the road to Blackheath, just for a stroll. When we got there, L said she wanted to go into the Royal Standard pub: she wanted to see if she could get served. I sad ‘sure’, and we went in, heading for a table near the back. Lyn then went up to the bar and typed a request for two juices into her ipad speech app, explaining that we both needed straws and telling the girl where she could find the money. Soon after that, we were both sipping glasses of OJ.

I asked L when she last did that. For as long as I have known her, she’s always had a PA with her to help with such things. I get drinks at bars quite frequently – some would say too frequently – but I’ve never seen lyn do it solo. To my utter surprise and astonishment, Lyn answered that that was her first time ever, and she had never bought a drink like that before. My heart instantly swelled with pride. I can’t tell you how wonderful it is to see my fiancee blossoming like this: becoming more and more confident, more and more independent. Getting a new powerchair has changed Lyn, bringing her out into the world, and allowing it to see the lively, vivacious woman I know her to be.