Reice video transcript
Reice's Story
13 Years old
Music
Fun loving
I like the cinema
Brilliant sense of humour
I have cerebral palsy
I can drive very fast!
Electric wheelchair
At home
Mother speaks- 'Packed your clothes. You remember what else? Need your towel?.
Reice communicates the majority of the time at home with sign language but when he is out and about and around people that don’t use sign language, he is quite vocal and if he can’t get his point across say he wants a drink, he will put his wheelchair across and lead you into the kitchen, for instance open the fridge and point to that one or that one.
Reice is very independent in that aspect'.
They get in the car and drive
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Car pulls in
'I enjoy Reice going to St Christopher’s which is a shared care unit because it gives me a chance to do things that I wouldn’t normally be able to do while I have got a wheelchair around and I know Reice really enjoys going, so that takes the burden off my shoulders and it gives me a bit of a break'.
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At St Christopher’s
Another carer speaks- 'Reice shall we go and unpack your bag?'
Mother speaks- 'If this place wasn’t here it would an enormous impact on me and on Reice, and in turn would put more strain on me and Reice’s relationship as we wouldn’t have that break that most children have if they go to family and friends. Because of Reice’s special needs with his wheelchair there are not many people and places he can actually go for a break and that’s why this place is so important.
If he didn’t enjoy it so much I wouldn’t feel comfortable with sending him, but he basically tells to skidoodle once we have got there, he wants he to go because it is his independent time and he’s with his friends which he doesn’t get very often'.
Mother talking to carer- 'He doesn’t want to say goodbye, he’s off, he’s that comfortable, he doesn’t want to say bye'.
Mother signs to Reice- See you on Friday
Reice signs back
Mother speaks- 'He wants the same things that normal 13 year olds want. He wants to go out and associate with his friends, go bowling, go to the pictures'.
Reice goes bowling
Reice is just one of the disabled children that The Children Society Shared Care project in Solihull supports each year.
Through our network of projects, The Children’s Society works alongside front line partners providing local solutions for local needs we help achieving statutory targets and ensure children reach their full potential.