As legacy of the recent BIC Fest goes, this evening was a fantastic example.
One of the kids I looked after on the first day of the festival joined iDID Bristol for her first day with the club after hearing about them at BIC Fest. With no lower leg movement and Deaf I was really relieved that I had learnt some BSL for the BIC Fest days and had great fun signing the colour holds to move between and with support from dad she did great. The next day at Redpoint, tied in to a harness and assisted with hauling she looked even happier, so it was great to see them back this week.
Halfway through the session, I was sitting on the floor with her, showing how to tie her figure of eight knot and signing haphazardly to her. Then I looked up to see dad close to tears ... He soon had me 'trying to get something out' my own eyes when he said it was because he had, "... never seen someone put so much effort in to communicate and help her enjoy something before."
It's no secret I'm a soppy sod, but I'm allowed to get a bit emotional after that sort of comment right?
If I never get another thank you for joining iDID I don't care!
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