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Well, as you already know my name is Helen, I am 32 years of age, married with no children. I live in Middlesbrough (North
east of England). We have 2 lovely dogs, Toby and Cassie.
I am trying to build a website that will be useful worldwide and not just what applies to us in the great NHS system of
the UK.
I grew in a town called Mexborough where the house which I was brought up in until I was 14 years old was haunted, I used
to call him grandad until I later learned that I never actually knew the guy. Then when I turned 14 we moved to a seaside
town called Bridlington where I did my last 2 years of school. My favourite subject was actually maths but never admitted
it because I found the lessons boring so used to mess around and get thrown out. The second subject I liked best was Commerce
but I used to always turn up late to that one because they always seemed way ahead to where I was and didn't understand the
lessons. Even when I did turn up on time and we were given a task, my friends next to me always asked me what answer I had
come up with and how I knew but I was always the one that got caught talking and into trouble.
I later found out that when I was younger they wanted to send me to some kind of special school but I caught up so they
didn't need to, but now I know why I always seemed slower than the other kids. When I was taught to read, I was taught to
read and not how to scan pages to pick out the main parts of text. The other kids used to be able to scan text where as I
couldn't and I seemed to get punished for that as well as the fact that I just wouldn't ask for help.
I left school wanting to go to college, but needed a good reference so stayed on a extra year, which I enjoyed, but wish
I had asked to repeat my final year and re-take my GCSE's. I missed half of the first year of GCSE's, and never really caught
up on them in that year as it was a new school as well.
Anyway on goes witrh the story, went to college and got a Diploma in Business and Finance.
Moved in with my boyfriend, moved to Scarborough, which was about 18 miles from Bridlington, went to college there for
a further 2 years and left with a Distinction (highest grade possible) in a Advanced Diploma in Business and Finance.
Married my boyfriend (Graham) in 1993 in Scarborough.
I then moved to Middlesbrough which is about 50 miles away from Scarborough and started University.
I plodded along ok at university, then did my 3rd year which was where you had to find a job and take a year out but still
they get feedback from your employer's. Only problem been is that I never went back to university to finish my Dissertation
and do my final year to be able to graduate, whcih is now much to my regret.
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My favourite hobby is cycling.
Here
I am!
Picture to be updated, but this was taken when we were
on a cycling trip at Stockton Barrage. I will try and get another one done the next time I manage to get out on my bike.
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Multiple Sclerosis struck
That was my favourite best ever job of all time but it was only ever for a year. Then moved onto PCWorld, where I worked when
they first opened the store on Teesside Park, Middlesbrough. I could have gone far there but someone was out to make problems
for me or split my marriage up, so I had to leave. But it was a job where I could have done well for myself and climbed the
ladder successfully.
So here I go again ended up working for a Bookmakers head office, where Multiple Sclerosis struck. Only problem been no-one
believed I was sick because they couldn't see what was wrong with me so obviously I was puttling it all on and trying to
get out of doing my job. Which I have never done, but I couldn't afford to take the time away from work, so I had to leave.
The following month was taken into hospital, given a MRI, Lumbar Puncture and a brain scan thing to test the reflexes in your
brain.
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Favorites
Here's a list of some of my favorite movies:
My favourite all time movies have been Dirty Dancing, Grease and Cocktail.
Here's a list of some of my favorite music:
Westlife, Abba, Beautiful South, and Oldies music from the 60's and 70's
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