Amongst the pink glitter and sugar-bow frivolity there was a serious purpose to the meeting. It brought together a group of people of all ages who had one thing in common; they had all suffered burns. Initially, no one discussed their experience as the cupcakes were far too exciting. Yet over the following few hours stories began to unfold and people shared the details of their past.
One of the things that struck me was a human's capacity to survive and then thrive. It seemed for most people the more their injury had thrown at them, the more they had fought back. The majority of people (myself included) had incorporated their injuries into their everyday look, so a casual observer would never know if the struggle they had, or were facing.
There was a great feeling of community at the event and a little friendly competition over perfecting the art of icing! It's the first time I've met anyone else who has had a burns accident so it was really helpful to chat to people. Thank you Katie Piper!
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Thank you for coming along to the class. The cakes look great xxx :). Lisa
ReplyDeleteIt was fantastic! And the cakes went down very well when I got home! X
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