Real Madrid - Disabled Person

[kyle09uk]

Hi all.. basically im taking my step dad to the Real Madrid game

which is a massive achievment in itself. He suffers from agoraphobia.

To add to this he is an alcoholic (good one, not the stereotypical sort)

anyway after having a bad fall and breaking his shaft fema he has slowly

but gradually come out of his old habits and was very keen on getting out more...

I seen this as a perfect opportunity to fight his fear full on and he was all up

for it, until he was released early from hospital and started to get back into his

old ways, but he now truly wants to change his ways for himself and family so i

really want to make this day as enjoyable as possible with as little hick-ups on

the way...

Has anyone had any previous experiences of taking somebody disabled to a game

or even know the procedures? for example can I park in the ground? toilet access??

Even just enlightening me on some of your own experiences would be great to hear.

Cheerz ****erz

[Liamlcfc1]

Hi all.. basically im taking my step dad to the Real Madrid game

which is a massive achievment in itself. He suffers from agoraphobia.

To add to this he is an alcoholic (good one, not the stereotypical sort)

anyway after having a bad fall and breaking his shaft fema he has slowly

but gradually come out of his old habits and was very keen on getting out more...

I seen this as a perfect opportunity to fight his fear full on and he was all up

for it, until he was released early from hospital and started to get back into his

old ways, but he now truly wants to change his ways for himself and family so i

really want to make this day as enjoyable as possible with as little hick-ups on

the way...

Has anyone had any previous experiences of taking somebody disabled to a game

or even know the procedures? for example can I park in the ground? toilet access??

Even just enlightening me on some of your own experiences would be great to hear.

Cheerz ****erz

Hi i'm disabled my asistant normally parks on filbert street if you have a blue badge this is fine also acces into the ground are pretty good but i can walk toilets are quite easy to get into as well staff are pretty helpful sure they will give you a hand if you need help.

[CosbehFox]

Contact the club, there is a disabled liasion officer who will be able to ensure parking etc.

[bluesbrothers]

Well this is a good story in itself.

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I reckon a football match must be a great place to face something like Agoraphobia. Always someone on hand to help if something goes wrong, be it a steward or most fans.

The atmosphere is fairly cosy - i mean, it's not quite Filbert Street terracing but you're always surrounded by others. It's not Coventry, you can expect the ground not to be half empty.

Then you've got the pitch in front of you. It's a good intro to open space, without having to tackle it head on.

I say this because my Gran is Agoraphobic herself. Never tackled her fears, and the sad irony is that she's only tackling it now, but she's got cancer and won't see the end of the year so we're told.