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Lynda Hesketh: Sent to Physio


Lynda was born in 1962 in Chester. She attended her local mainstream primary and secondary schools, having a home tutor for a year in between, following time in hospital.

Here Lynda talks about not being able to join in with PE because of being sent to Physio instead.

  • Lynda Hesketh
  • Lynda Hesketh
https://howwasschool.allfie.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sent-to-physio.mp3

Transcript

I never did PE at school, I couldn’t do PE and I was sent to Physio. So when the children at school went to PE, I went to Physio at the hospital, and was picked up, took to Physio and brought back, and brought back to my lessons. And I can remember feeling absolutely shattered from doing Physio and having to go back and do lessons again.

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