Vampire Boy

Sport

I am limited by it. More so when I was younger. I loved and still love sport, yet I can't play some of the more physically challenging sports due to my disease. People don't tend to like be being part of their team either. I mean I'm a good, funny guy and all the players tend to like me, but I can't always be at games or training if I get too sick. People can't always count on me to be there or play the full game, which doesn't sit well when you like team sports. 

I eventually decided to do sport though, but just not in any comps. Sometimes I would go to the park with my dad or friends and we would have a game of soccer or football just for fun when I was younger. No one would mind if I stopped because it wasn't serious and it was always filled with laughter. I told my specialist that I wanted to play sport and he told me no. I went to a different specialist when I was 12 and asked him about doing sport. He told me that as long as I eased into it I should be fine. So because it has been a few years since then all I need to do is maintain my strength. 

Unfortunately the gym is still unavailable for me to attend. They don't want an emergency to happen and the blame going on them. I get it, it happens a lot. Luckily though my school has a little gym that students can use after school for free. We call it the fitness studio and only grade ten and above can use it. I go in after school to work at my own pace. They have everything I need, from a rowing machine, to weights, to Zumba CD's (not that I or anyone else could ever be bothered to even try it) and all the other normal gym equipment. I am usually the only one in there on most days so I don't have to worry about being judged because of my body or weakness. My father jokes about how I'm trying to work the disease out of my system but he knows that I love sport too much to just stop because of a restriction.