WHERE THERE IS A WILL
there is a way SUMMER 2015 SEEMS SUCH A LONG TIME AGO NOW, BUT DURING THAT SUMMER HOLIDAY, MY SON (JORDI) AND I DISCUSSED HIS NEXT MOVE AFTER HE HAD FINISHED TRELOARS COLLEGE THE FOLLOWING YEAR. HIS WAS REPLY WAS “I WANT TO GO TO UNIVERSITY.” I THOUGHT THIS WAS AMBITIOUS BUT PERFECTLY ACHIEVABLE. THE ONLY STUMBLING BLOCK WAS MAKING SURE HE GETS THE RIGHT GRADES.
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et me let you in to the world of Jordi. He has an undiagnosed muscle weakening condition, his older sister has a similar condition. They are both nonverbal and power wheelchair users, he needs 24/7 support.
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The academic year 2015/16 was broken into three bite size chunks (terms), we would assess where he needs to step up a gear with his studying at the end of each term. There were moments where he did indeed need to do this and to his
credit, he really did shove it into top gear - especially in the final term. I thought I would add a little sweetener to boost his work ethic if he needed it, so I told him, if he made it to University I would take him to the Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi in 2016.
