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GemZee
GemZee Community Member Posts: 13 Connected
in Start here and say hello!

Hi all!

I’m terrible at introductions but I’ll give it a go. I’m Gem and I’m in my 40s.

I have Cerebral Palsy but have been suffering with a new condition for the past 2 years and have possibly been misdiagnosed until recently.

It has affected my life a lot (my life has pretty much been on hold) so I thought chatting to other people online might cheer me up.

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  • Bluebell21
    Bluebell21 Community Member Posts: 6,594 Championing

    Hi @GemZee welcome to the Community. I hope you enjoy your time on the forum. Any questions just ask.

    Thank you for telling us something about yourself. I am sorry you have been having a few challenges.

    Have a look around and join in when you are ready.

    Take care.

  • SmellyBin
    SmellyBin Community Member Posts: 760 Pioneering

    Hi Gem,

    What a lovely profile pic you've got! And very nice to meet you here, hopefully you'll find something to discuss your difficulties or distract you from them. There are lots of things apart from being ill that we like to share: games, crafts, reading…

    I hope you're doing okay today :)

  • Mary_Scope
    Mary_Scope Posts: 6,234 Scope online community team

    Hi @GemZee and a warm welcome to the community from me!

    Thank you for telling us a little bit about yourself. What are your hobbies? What sort of things do you like to do for fun or are interested in?

    You may want to explore the coffee lounge for some light hearted chats with members!

    We also have a CP network here on the community with some wonderful CP specialists @SaraC_Scope @Lucy_Scope @Richard_Scope who offer specific support and information to people with CP and their families😊.

    It's lovely to have you here and I look forward to seeing you around the community😊.

  • GemZee
    GemZee Community Member Posts: 13 Connected

    Thank you all so much for your kind welcomes and the information.

    I spend a lot of time online so I'm not sure why I've never noticed this forum before. I noticed it when I was looking for information.

    I have some strange hobbies but I love Disney, anime and experimenting with websites and social media alternatives to name a few. 🙂

  • yellowpineapple84
    yellowpineapple84 Scope Member Posts: 396 Empowering

    @GemZee Hello 🙂 Welcome to the community and hope you find it a very warm and kind place to be part of. I’ve been here a year and found it really helpful. I think anime is so smart, the detail and effort that goes into it. Anime is fun 🙂

  • justj74
    justj74 Community Member Posts: 221 Contributor

    Hi @GemZee 👋

    Anime looks so amazing and is so uniquely expressive

    I’m also a big fan of Disney, especially the classics but you’ve intrigued me with your talk of strange hobbies!! Please share!!

  • GemZee
    GemZee Community Member Posts: 13 Connected

    @yellowpineapple84 Thanks. I think that's at least partly why I love anime. 🙂

    @justj74 It is. I'm a big fan of the classics too. I have mentioned my main strange hobbies above, which get strange looks (I think people think someone of my age shouldn't like Disney or anime) or they are uninterested, when I mention the website or social media stuff. I also love Korean dramas/KDramas.

  • GemZee
    GemZee Community Member Posts: 13 Connected

    I also love gadgets. 😂

  • GemZee
    GemZee Community Member Posts: 13 Connected
  • SaraC_Scope
    SaraC_Scope CP Network, Scope Posts: 483 Pioneering

    Hi @GemZee

    It's lovely to have you on the community. I'm Sara and one of the Cerebral Palsy specialists in the CP Network. I have right-sided hemiplegia and epilepsy.

    We host monthly online meetings as part of our work, which you are welcome to join. It's a great space to meet likeminded people and build connections. Once you are a member, you get access to our newsletters that share updates and news in the cerebral palsy community. Here is the link for more information. Scope Cerebral Palsy Network

  • Richard_Scope
    Richard_Scope Posts: 4,037 Cerebral Palsy Network

    Hi @GemZee
    Great to meet you!

    I'm Richard, and I work with Sara and the Online Community team. I live with quad cerebral palsy and use a wheelchair now.

    I used to watch some anime back in the day and have kept in touch with it, so to speak, via my daughter.

  • GemZee
    GemZee Community Member Posts: 13 Connected

    @SaraC_Scope that sounds great. I'll check that out.

    @Richard_Scope For some reason, I thought anime wouldn't be popular here, but it's nice to know it's not such an odd thing to like.

  • GemZee
    GemZee Community Member Posts: 13 Connected

    I didn't think of mentioning it earlier, but I have Spastic Quadraplegic Cerebral Palsy as well as other conditions (a lot of which are due to the CP) and I'm a wheelchair user.

  • Richard_Scope
    Richard_Scope Posts: 4,037 Cerebral Palsy Network
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1154644#Comment_1154644

    Anime is incredibly popular 😊

  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 5,417 Scope online community team
    edited October 20

    Welcome @GemZee! Tell me more about which anime you watch 😊 I love Studio Ghibli and I have a DVD called Memories which has 3 different anime from Katsuhiro Otomo. I especially love Cannon Fodder as I find things about war (especially nuclear) fascinating. Here's a trailer

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=cAMWZfdwZI4&source_ve_path=OTY3MTQ&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fgs_ssp%3DeJzj4tTP1TcwSi8uzzNg9JLITc3NL8pMLVbITiwpLs3ILMpXyC_Jz80HAOmODTw%26q%3Dmemories%2Bkatsuhiro%2Botomo%26

    Also, if you'd like to know more about the team, have a look at Meet the Moderators. I didn't really have enough room to put on all the films I love 😆

  • GemZee
    GemZee Community Member Posts: 13 Connected

    @Rachel_Scope I love Studio Ghibli! I watch a lot of different anime and like a variety of genres. I'm working my way through Black Clover at the moment. Fairy Tail, Himouto! Umaru-Chan and My Love Story! are some of my favourites so far.

    I'll have a look. 🙂

  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 5,417 Scope online community team

    I'll have a look at those @GemZee. I need a new series to get into. Maybe we need to start an animation discussion?

  • GemZee
    GemZee Community Member Posts: 13 Connected

    @Rachel_Scope I never like recommending as I know my taste isn't the same as everyone else's. That sounds like fun/a good idea.

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