Mutant Inspiration And Laughs...

Ok, again, it has been busy and therefore my fellow mutants, I have to apologize for not having a blog up yet. There is a reason. I am doing my course mutants!! Booyah!. It has been a bit of struggle to get here, but with the help of a generous and caring friend, I can concentrate a bit harder on my studies and getting benefits arranged.

It has been amazing this course and I am only in day 2. Yes my dear muscle bound fitness folk, day 2. It is great to see how the group dynamics come up when you have varying ranges of different disabilities. Also, you can never quit to be amazed at the differences in function between one wheelchair user and another, then also how amazing the human body is! Especially when you hear how exercise has helped paraplegics regain some form of limited motion or sensation in otherwise non-functioning areas.

I have to say one of the most inspiring things is Mutant Thumb himself. We had a great laugh yesterday during a warm up phase where we were all moving, the regular wheelchair users were doing fast sprints and direction changes, then Mutant Thumb was doing it too, we all laughed. Then when we saw him do some bicep curls, shoulder presses and chest presses, even with extremely limited range of motion, it was brilliant to see him work through it.

Now, I bet a lot of mutants know by now, that mental illnesses can be just as debilitating as physical illnesses. We have a few people in the class with varying mental illness, and watching them work through what is obviously is not an easy course is awesome also. I have to say my friends, that mutants like ourselves need to learn to stick together, not in a negative way where all we do is complain to a paper if things don't go our way, but more in a positive way where we can help change by showing that even through the cards we have been dealt, there is an inner physical and mental strength of personality, courage and determination. It is not showing that we don't need our benefits, but showing that while we are on them, there are reasons for us being on them and that we are not all like these people who play golf when they are claiming for severe disability in the back or whatever.

Finally, the laughs. So there was Mutant Thumb, Road Racer M and myself. Mutant Thumb was giving us a demo of his Stephen Hawking machine and we were all interested, and then Road Racer M pops up with... "Can you put porn in that?". Well, after a lot of laughing, Mutant Thumb comes up with a "I haven't tried" response, and then I suggest we can always get porno literature for him. More laughter ensues.

Thanks for the read folks. I think this old Mutant here has finally found a happy place as it comes to work and stuff. Whilst there is still some minor stresses and stuff, I think when I get that degree in my hand in a few years time, and am working with people like those in my group, or hopefully combat veterans and disabled athletes on top, I will look back and say it has all been worth it.