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Interview with Brandon 01
 
How old are you and who lives in your family?
 

All images of Brandon courtesy of the Wellcome Trust Medical Photographic LibraryI'm eight years old and my mum and dad live with us and my cousin called Jamie and my sister called Ashleigh.

 
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How do you do your wheelchair?
 

All images of Brandon courtesy of the Wellcome Trust Medical Photographic LibraryYou just push it. Like that. With your hands. And when you, if you want to do a wheelie you just go like that. It's easy isn't it?

Interviewer: And can you do it all yourself or do you need someone to help you sometimes?

I can do it all myself.

 
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What do you like best at school?
 

All images of Brandon courtesy of the Wellcome Trust Medical Photographic LibraryR.E. because you join up letters. I like P.E. the best because you have to roll a ball and then it hits off someone and I have to run about, wheel fast.

 
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What do you find most difficult at school?
 

All images of Brandon courtesy of the Wellcome Trust Medical Photographic LibraryMy walking. Because I've got these callipers that you put on and they're up to here. They're up there on us.

 
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Tell me about your friends?
 

All images of Brandon courtesy of the Wellcome Trust Medical Photographic LibraryShall I tell you their names? Andrew, Regan, Bradley and Jordan and Adam. And I've got a girlfriend. (laughs).

Interviewer: Who's that?

Zoe (laughs)

 
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