I FEEL appalled at the way we are treated by the public because we have a physical disability. It is as if we are second-class citizens.

I am actually a fully trained nurse, but only receive a small disability pension, upon which I am expected to pay for everything I have and do.

It is true that I have a disabled rail and bus pass, but the buses are unreliable for the most part so I have to take taxis for most journeys, which can be expensive.

I lost my father near the beginning of the Second World War in East Africa in 1940.

My sister and I went to different boarding schools just after the war ended in 1945.

I have been disabled nearly all of my life, I believe because of an accident when I was very small which makes getting on with life and old age difficult.

However, I have my faith in God and seem to get on somehow. But it isn't easy by any means. I also trained as a secretary when nursing proved too much for me and stressful. Again I lived in hostels with very little pay.

Now we are faced with the possible closure of Unity House in the near future. It certainly isn't an easy life at all.

E B JONES, Worcester.