For most of her adult life she has been a wheelchair-user. I used to be on crutches when I was young, but I had an amputation, so now I use a manually operated wheelchair. I want to stay active while I can. I work every morning from 9.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. at the Women's Resource Centre.
Work is less than half a mile away, which is great.
My route to work along Balbutcher Lane is downhill. Because of all the building that's going on in Ballymun, some of my route to work is very rough, with temporary ramps and a lot of dust. It's going to be like this in Ballymun for the next 10 years - a big building site. Getting home from work is less easy - it's an uphill journey and the wind is often against me. If the pavement is wet, the wheelchair slips and my hands get muddy.