MY LIFE STORY

I really hope you may be able to help? or point me in the right direction. I have suffered from Severe Cerebral Palsy all my life which was due to negligence at my birth 41 years ago. Basically I've just completed writing my life story, which has taken me 3 years to complete because I can only type with 1 finger, but trust me this isn't your normal run of the mill book, regarding someone who suffers from a Disability, has major speaking difficulties and is totally reliant on a Wheelchair to get about.

My story is shocking! to say the least but it's a story that has to be told! My book has everything and I mean everything. It's starts obviously when I was born and the struggles my Parents had to cope with having a Severely Disabled child, but they and I were determined and never gave up, the word ("I Can't" has never been in my parents vocabulary)

I couldn't speak, feed and dress myself until my parents decided to send me to boarding school when I was 10 years old.

This was the turning point of my life but I hated this at the start, as I was made to do things I never knew I could, like dressing and feeding myself for the first time in my life. I left the school at 18 having done all the above mentioned and a lot more plus the school somehow helped me to learn and pass my driving test.

After I left School I worked at West Berkshire Council for 1 weeks work experience. The Council then took me on a full time basis after this, I was there for a total of 22 years.

This book also includes two suspicious death, two suicides, a mugging and surviving the Tsunami in Thailand in 2004 and that's just touching the ice-berg.

If you would like me to send a chapter or two of my story, I'd be very happy to do so. It feels like I'm hitting a brick wall at the moment, as I need advice on my next move, I just need a lucky break, Trust me it's well worth a look, you won't be disappointed.

Thanks for listening, hope to hear from you soon. below is respose from a Literary Agent plus the contents of my book.

Warm Regards

David Foster

Hi Dave,

Thanks so much for sharing with me your story, ‘Not Just 4 Wheels’. I've finally got around to reading it - and I have to say I finished it in one sitting, it makes for compulsive reading. Your story is incredible, uplifting, sad and very funny, I really do think that it is something that should be published I would even say that it could be a movie! one day, you've had an incredible interesting life - definitely more exotic and exciting than mine!!

Having said, very sadly that I've come to the conclusion that I don’t think I would be the best agent to take this story forward. I've been focussing my attention on supporting authors who write for children and while I do take on a few non-fiction projects a year these are usually more self-help orientated.

However, I would definitely recommend that you send this script out to other agents to get their opinion. Have you looked at the Writers' and Artists' Yearbook or the Writer’s Handbook? These books are available at the library or I'm sure on-line and they have listings of all the good agents.

Anyway I would like to thank you for letting me read your story and to wish you all the best with it in the future. If you do need any further help or advise please do just let me know

All best wishes

Becky

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION! NOT JUST FOUR WHEELS

CONTENTS

THE EARLY YEARS

SPEENHAMLAND SCHOOL / KEEVIL UNIT

LORD MAYOR TREALOAR COLLEGE

NEWBURY DISTRICT COUNCIL / WEST BERKSHIRE COUNCIL

LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB

SWINDON TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB

FLEX GYM

NIGHTCLUBS, SEX, DRUGS, AND ALCOHOL

HOLIDAYS ABROAD

THAILAND & SURVIVING THE TSUNAMI

TRAGEDIES / HEARTACHE

FINDING MY ANGEL

MOVING ON

THE FUTURE