1. Your grandparents are still the coolest people you know.
2. Your family are still your greatest champions.
3. You will reach a point at age 16 when you are completely fed up of operations, which is fair, but you’ll still go through with it and it’ll be worth it to be where you’re at age 27.
4. Ask for help when you need it. (Seriously, it will save you so much time.)
5. Your love for salted popcorn will be misunderstood but you’ll love it anyway.
6. Your wheelchair driving skills are somewhat better, but you still crash into the bin at least once a week.
7. You’ll eventually pluck up the courage to apply to be your city’s first Youth Mayor, you will be nervous at first, but find your way and eventually be voted as Deputy Youth Mayor. It will be the greatest and most insightful thing you’ve ever done.
8. Three little cousins will come into your life when you are much older. They are the best.
9. In 2010, there’s going be a programme called Downton Abbey. You’ll fall in love with it and so will the rest of the world.
10. Once Upon a Time will create one of your favourite partnerships ever.
11. Dame Julie Andrews is still everything.
12. Dame Maggie Smith will make you laugh so much you’ll cry. (Queen of the One-liner).
13. You still can’t sing but you’ll have fun doing it anyway.
14. Maths is still your Kryptonite it doesn’t like you and you still don’t like it.
15. Ableism sucks. It sucks and you are going to spend the rest of your life tackling it and educating people in any way you can.
16. The cheesier the rom- com the better.
17. Animation is still your truest love.
18. Your scars are part of the furniture now.
19. Chocolate and cinnamon is a beautiful combination.
20. The world is topsy turvy more than every second Wednesday.
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