At Primary school, we had kids coming and going, but the vast majority stayed all the way through.
We had 2 classes of about 30 kids. I was in the 'A' class and I have no idea why.
Anyway, in the 'B' class there were all kinds of kids. One day this boy Stovey or Stoves arrived and we all thought he was a bit weird.
Anyway, within a short time we found out that he swore suddenly, made some strange movements and in numerous occasions was stripping off in the playground. Of course he had Tourettes, but we didn't know these things. He didn't last long at our school.
I arranged a reunion after 50 years and most that I found showed. I think about 45 showed and some are still in contact with each other.
After a little time we also had 2 new neighbours with children:
Mr and Mrs Evans next door. Mr Evans had a club foot and worked at Ford. They had 2 children. John their son had severe disabilities and was in a wheel chair. They had a daughter who was fine.
Over the road was Mr and Mrs Murphy and they had a son (Michael) who was a Thalidomide. He had no legs and one arm where his fingers were not normal and his sister Jean was fine.
Anyway, our Mum offered to help them whenever she could, which meant that we took care of them when their parents needed to go out shopping or go out together.
John was confined to a wheel chair, so most of the time he stayed in our lounge and we entertained him and fed him. He was always jolly, but he couldn't talk well.
Michael Murphy was something different. He got around on his backside and was very active. We played football and other games, in fact I am sure he was hyperactive. In later years I saw him at the social welfare office where he worked. Michael was always cheerful as well and liked to come and play with us.
We had 2 classes of about 30 kids. I was in the 'A' class and I have no idea why.
Anyway, in the 'B' class there were all kinds of kids. One day this boy Stovey or Stoves arrived and we all thought he was a bit weird.
Anyway, within a short time we found out that he swore suddenly, made some strange movements and in numerous occasions was stripping off in the playground. Of course he had Tourettes, but we didn't know these things. He didn't last long at our school.
I arranged a reunion after 50 years and most that I found showed. I think about 45 showed and some are still in contact with each other.
After a little time we also had 2 new neighbours with children:
Mr and Mrs Evans next door. Mr Evans had a club foot and worked at Ford. They had 2 children. John their son had severe disabilities and was in a wheel chair. They had a daughter who was fine.
Over the road was Mr and Mrs Murphy and they had a son (Michael) who was a Thalidomide. He had no legs and one arm where his fingers were not normal and his sister Jean was fine.
Anyway, our Mum offered to help them whenever she could, which meant that we took care of them when their parents needed to go out shopping or go out together.
John was confined to a wheel chair, so most of the time he stayed in our lounge and we entertained him and fed him. He was always jolly, but he couldn't talk well.
Michael Murphy was something different. He got around on his backside and was very active. We played football and other games, in fact I am sure he was hyperactive. In later years I saw him at the social welfare office where he worked. Michael was always cheerful as well and liked to come and play with us.
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