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Bucknall, Susan (Part 2 of 7). Speaking for ourselves: an oral history of people with cerebral palsy

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  • Type

    sound

  • Duration

    00:31:09

  • Shelf mark

    C1134/31/01-03

  • Subjects

    Cerebral Palsy

  • Recording date

    2006-06-02

  • Interviewees

    Bucknall, Susan 1949- (speaker, female)

  • Interviewers

    Austin, Anne (speaker, female)

  • Abstract

    Part 2 (Tape 2 Side A): Father’s temper. Feeding. Fifteenth birthday party. Grandmother Ada Bissiger. Father worked at Cadbury’s and Rover until he retired. He used to help Susan to walk. Saw a film of children in wheelchairs at school. Diagnosis at 18 months of cerebral palsy. Speech difficulty. Used a wheelchair when young. Younger brother. Susan in callipers until age 18. Operations on both legs. Hospital radio stations. Orthopaedic hospital in Northfield. Woodlands Hospital. Falling out of bed. Visits to the shops. Getting older. Arthritis. Relationships with sisters. Card games ‘Snap’ and ‘Patience’. Name calling and staring in the street. Stepmother. Bathtimes. Discipline. Weekly dinners with Aunt Maureen and Uncle Frank.

  • Description

    Interviewed for the project 'Speaking for ourselves: an oral history of people with cerebral palsy'; a project conducted by Scope in partnership with the British Library, financed by the Heritage Lottery Fund

  • Related transcripts

    Susan Bucknall interviewed by Anne Austin: transcript of the interview (PDF)

  • Related links

    'Speaking For Ourselves' project website, including resources, information for schools and news

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Bucknall, Susan (Part 2 of 7). Speaking for ourselves: an oral history of people with cerebral palsy

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