Something positive

Louloubell1980
Louloubell1980 Scope Member Posts: 21 Contributor
in Coffee lounge

I saw the post on positive things thats happened and wanted to add something positive.

I do monthly charity collections for several charities at my local supermarket each month and say good morning to each customer as they walk in the door. One man walked in and I said "good morning to him".

The man signed to me "Sorry Im Deaf". So I put down my charity tin and signed to him "Good morning " in British sign language. The man was so happy. We had a half hour conversation in British sign language. At the end on the conversation he signed to me. "Thank you so much, you are the 1st person ive spoken to all week". It made his day, and mine too.

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  • MW123
    MW123 Scope Member Posts: 861 Championing

    @Louloubell1980

    What an uplifting story. I can imagine the man didn’t expect to have a chat in sign language when he set off for the supermarket that morning. That must have been a wonderful surprise for him!

    It also highlights how isolated some people can feel due to their disabilities. It reminds us that sometimes the greatest gift you can give someone is your time. May I ask if you are deaf yourself or if you learned to communicate with someone deaf who is close to you? It’s a skill that not many people have.

  • Rwbecca2020
    Rwbecca2020 Online Community Member Posts: 56 Contributor

    What a nice wee story to read?,all worthwhile if one person feels happier in a day,well done xx

  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 59,550 Championing

    Thats lovely to read

  • Jimm_Scope
    Jimm_Scope Posts: 5,409 Scope Online Community Specialist

    So heartwarming it almost brought a tear to my eye. Learning sign language has always been something on my list. I have always thought basic sign language should be taught at school, it must be so lonely sometimes not being able to talk to most people.

  • Louloubell1980
    Louloubell1980 Scope Member Posts: 21 Contributor

    Thanks so much for your kind comment. I meet lots of lovely people at my charity collections. Lots of elderly people wanting someone to chat to, or if someone sees me raising money for charities close to their hearts, they chat to me as they care for someone with epilepsy or are a carer

  • Louloubell1980
    Louloubell1980 Scope Member Posts: 21 Contributor

    Hi

    Thanks so much for everyones kind comments. I learned sign language when i went to guides as a teenager and a few days later met a deaf gentleman on a bus. Sadly everyone on the bus , including the driver were edging away from him but i knew the alphabet and signed to him. He was so grateful. He got off the bus and signed "Thank you " and inspiring me to learn sign language at college, i worked for a deafblind charity for 20 years. My disabilities stopped me working a few years ago but inspiring me to write my book Jo's hidden secrets which raises money for charities close to my heart which made some amazing things happen too. Like going to the west country women's awards. But the most important thing is it inspiring me to fundraise £18000 for charity and donating 807 mental health packs to high schools/charity/family who needs them

  • egister
    egister Posts: 569 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/922323#Comment_922323

    Idea. Write a program that films a person speaking sign language and translates it into text or voice

  • Louloubell1980
    Louloubell1980 Scope Member Posts: 21 Contributor

    Id love a way my book Jo's hidden secrets can be accessible to everyone. I met celebrity Lucy Edwards at Birmingham nec at Motabilty event and was teaching her Deafblind sign language which she loved. I asked my publisher to make my book accessible on audio for her and any blind people (hopefully hes done it) and my goal is to have it accessible to everyone. No natter what their disabilities, just like every book should be.

  • Bluebell21
    Bluebell21 Online Community Member Posts: 5,483 Championing

    Hi @Louloubell1980 Such a kind thing to do. You will have made his day.

  • Louloubell1980
    Louloubell1980 Scope Member Posts: 21 Contributor

    Thanks so much for your kind comment. It was lovely going to the mental health awards and west country women's awards recently because of the mental health packs i donate to schools. A kind lady sat next to me sponsored 3 packs, epilepsy was close to her heart so she took 2 for local school and the 3rd pack we gave to the domestic violence charity opposite us on the table who were so grateful. Ive got lots of fundraising events planned to take to 2 charities events next month. Half the packs will go to children being supported by the eating disorder conference as ive battled my eating disorder for 30 years and the other half will be donated to family's at the epilepsy charities event too.

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