I first met Mark some 11 years ago when I had recently been given the news, after a few years of tests etc, that I had a long term neurological disease. I felt relieved when told, which may seem strange, but I was beginning to think I was imagining things and going crazy. All this had knocked my confidence in many ways and I had become very insular. I started a one to one ‘back to fitness’ course with Mark which then gradually became one to one Tai Chi, followed by joining classes, most of which went well. (I still can’t handle that fan it always ends up biting me). Well I am still having classes with Mark and in all this time he has never bcome impatient with me, always encouraged and sometimes stretched me that I now say ‘I can do this and I will do this’. On top of this he is a great listener.
Patience, Encouragement and always a ‘good listener’
