I have just come back from a very nice time this afternoon in Richmond in Swaledale at the Richmond Live three-day music Festival. The whole family met Joanne and Jeff Horn as well as their very talented daughter Sarah who plays the fiddle. She did this this afternoon with a band called Blackstone Edge and they were all excellent. Under a sky full of high cirrus clouds we had fish and chips in the marketplace and with full bellies struggled up a bank through the woods to get back to the car to go home. Family and friends are very beautiful experiences.

Several times a year I have to explain to someone that I am physically disabled. "You've fathered two children , been married for years , blow harmonica like a madman, sing like a lark, fit as a fiddle, got brains and a degree: Whats wrong with you? " . Ummmmm. And you'll be surprised at how many people change there behaviour towards me when they realise I'm a cripple and not only that because of my abilities above are condescending or even hostile at times. Strange world! Best to except people as they are in my view. To the people friendly towards me : "Thank you " . To the rest: " Get better soon"!

Teenager 'must prove disability'

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The parents of a teenager who has been severely disabled since birth say their daughter has been asked to prove that she is not fit for work.

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