Lyn made another quite monumental step yesterday. While I was in Woolwich, she took herself all the way to Lewisham, bought a top, and got the bus back. It is the first time she has made such a solo trip, at least while I’ve been living with her. Lewisham is quite a way; I haven’t been there by chair alone yet – I take the bus. Thus I think what L did yesterday was quite incredible. As I wrote here, she is fast becoming very independent and outgoing. Before she got her powerchair, she rarely went out unless she had to, as she had to rely on a PA to push her. Now she’s discovering the joy of exploring for it’s own sake, you can barely keep her in; that’s bound to be even more pronounced after finding she can get on the busses unaided. It truly is wonderful to see her independence and sense of freedom blossoming like this.