Oh, but firstly, hi!
I had to go to the Albert Hall in Nottingham and get myself all robed up with a hat and get my picture taken with a scroll and stuff so we had to show up pretty early. I ended up getting pretty warm too because I was wearing a pretty thick dress as well but I managed to survive for an hour or so! I bumped into my tutor as well! That wasn't awkward at all!
I really confused the woman who was sorting the hats because when we were ordering robes and hats, we measured my head and we thought that I needed a large hat and I told her that I needed a large hat but she got me to try one on but it was far too small!!! I tried the extra large too and it fitted well but that was a pretty snug fit as well!
Mum went photo crazy today. I felt as if there was nowhere to hide because she was permanently stood there with her phone, ready to take photos for Facebook! Not only that, but there were professional photographers wandering around as well taking photos of the event too! Mum was taking a photo of me and Emma stood in front of a vase of flowers and a junior photographer suddenly jumped next to her and started taking photos of the two of us too!
I was sat with the other graduates today to find someone who I went to secondary school with (I think Mum took joy in watching my look of horror as I recognised his name in the leaflet I was given!). I also saw someone from primary school who I haven't seen in nine years so that was a bit strange!
I am very proud to say that I am the first person ever to get a Higher Education Certificate in Children and Young People's Services! I was the only person to graduate from that degree which meant a long introduction by the head of faculty with me stood by the stage with my legs feeling more and more like jelly! Eventually she introduced me and I managed to walk across the stage, shake hands with her, get my photo taken, and get back to my seat.
I ended up agreeing to a video interview so I told the interviewer beforehand that I have epilepsy so I might zone out during the interview. I then saw a light bulb click on in her head and she immediately said:
"Before we start... can I ask... did you get any additional support with your degree?
Anything to spread awareness!
I have to say when it comes to my absences my timing is amazing! I didn't have any at all before the graduation, or when I was sat in my seat or (thankfully) when I walked across the stage to get my scroll, but when I met up with my family, I immediately had an absence and felt really wobbly! And I don't think it was the heels on my shoes that made me wobbly! I think it was the adrenaline of the day and the relief that I didn't have any absences whilst walking across the stage that made me have the absence but it only lasted a couple of seconds and someone immediately gave me some water, thinking that I might have fainted, but I was fine!
This proves that you can do anything and everything, no matter what you do! Even if you have epilepsy, you can still graduate with a university degree, and here are the pictures to prove it!
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