If you ask me…

Which health or social care professional has been of
most use to you?

Occupational therapy team.

If you ran care services in your area what would you do
differently?

Check and recheck that the service is correct for care giver and
receiver. Develop care services to alternative services outside the
authority.

Name one thing that would make your life better.

More services and alternatives to services for children over
12.

What event most changed your life?

Back problems.

If you won the lottery how would you spend it?

Clear all my debts, donate money to charity and invest for my
family’s future.

Who is your dream date?

Meeting Tony Blair to tell him exactly how ordinary people
survive.

What is your greatest achievement?

Winning an argument with the local authority’s psychology
department and just surviving.

Your most embarrassing moment?

Ripping the backside out of my trousers while playing with my son
in a park.

What makes you happy?

Seeing my son happy.

Who do you most admire?

Maggie Thatcher. She did what she said she would even if she got it
wrong.

How would you like to be remembered?

As a fighter for disabled children and adults.

What is the most important lesson you have learned?

To trust my own instincts and to be calm.