Thorny Life

I Was Born On 9Th June 1964 At Dudley Road Hospital To Surdarshan Kaur Abrol And Avtar Singh Abrol. I Was A Beautiful Baby. At The Age Of Fifteen Months I Was Struck Down By Cerebral Palsy. This Left Me Partially Paralysed Down My Left Side. I Have No Use Of My Left Arm And Walk With A Limp On The Left Side. This Has Not Deprived Me Of Anything In Life Because I Have Achieved A Great Deal.First I Attended A Special School Getting Nowhere Then Going To A Private School Where I Achieved My O'Levels And Became Independent Doing Things For Myself. Afterwards I Went To A Local College Where I Got My A'Levels. I Learned To Drive Which Increased My Independence Tremendously.Getting Married And Moving Away To Live In Germany For Three Years Meant I Had To Adapt To A New Life Style But Circumstances Caused Me To Move Back To England Where I Gave Birth To My Son. My Husband Joined Us And We Bought A Restaurant In Worcester. After Three Months Of Getting The Restaurant He Wallked Out Of Our Lives. For Him It Was Just A Marriage Of Convenience.After A Great Struggle I Decided To Sell The Restaurant And Move Back To Birmingham. My Son Went To A Local School While I Went Back To College And Completed A Degree In Media Studies At University Of Birmingham.I Have Worked As A Learning Resources Facilitator At South And City College Birmingham For Thirteen Years.