A short story: Le Manage D'Andrea

A few weeks ago I was asked to do a short presentation and instead of your standard presentation standing in front of an audience talking (a nightmare as an AvPD sufferer), I decided that I would write a short story and time the powerpoint allowing the audience to read the story themselves. 

A weekend break in Brussels inspired me to write this story, I was fascinated by the way everything was so twisted. Happy, children's rides had a twisted darkness behind them, contemporary art which had an effective look but was also rather creepy. There seemed to be complete contrast in everything.

I used photographs I had taken during my time in Brussels, some are edited to fit with the story, for example using sepia/greyscale instead of the original colour versions. These are the slides I used:

Staying Strong January 3rd

So the message for today was "every life has a purpose. Share your story and you may help someone find their own." The goal set was to stand up for those who can't yet. Give them support and strength.

I was going to share my story but it is not uplifting nor inspiring at this moment in time, until I'm recovered or there is at least a hopeful ending, I don't think my story will particularly help people. Instead, I decided to write little achievements down, achievements that may possibly encourage others to fight their illness or at least realise the possibilities that are out for them.