Guy Francis - That´s How He Rolls

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02/11/2011

 
Guy Francis; © private

Name: Guy Millward (known as Francis)
Age: 36
City: West Runton/England
Handicap: Tourette's and Asperger's syndrome

He likes to sing karaoke and makes amateur videos. The unusual thing is that Guy Francis suffers of Tourette's syndrome what might make his videos quite bizarre for some people. REHACARE.de talked to the Englishman about the difficulties and the funny moments his disease brings into his life.

REHACARE.de: When did you last laugh heartily and what about?
Guy Francis: A few days ago, I was reading my daughters thesaurus and found myself saying “You are characterless, cloying, colorless, commonplace, drab, drudging, dull, flat, ho hum, humdrum, insipid, interminable, irksome, lifeless, monotonous, mundane, tame, tedious, threadbare, tiresome, tiring, trite, unexciting, uninteresting, unvaried and vapid” to no one in particular, though the whole family were present in the room, this brought on tears of laughter. I find excessive use of language to describe something, hilarious.

REHACARE.de: What is your favourite place? And why?
Guy Francis: The West Runton Social Club, because of the wonderful people. When I moved to West Runton I couldn't walk down the street without screaming expletives. When I first joined the club I couldn't talk at all. I had to use hand gestures to indicate that I wanted a drink, the staff there were completely sympathetic to my predicament. It did not matter what offensive thing I said – they understood. I made myself go there every day until my malfunctioning nervous system ceased to view the place as a threatening environment. Though even now if an excess of holiday makers enters the club I still tic like crazy, mind you I can order a drink now with little trouble.

REHACARE.de: The last meal in my life would be…
Guy Francis: Steak, chips, onion rings with a little salad (no tomatoes though).

 
Guy Francis sings karaoke in one of his amateur videos. He would like to focus attention on the Tourette's syndrome; © private

REHACARE.de: If you were to win one million in the lottery, what would you do with the money?
Guy Francis: I would buy a caravan, carpet the house, decorate the house, buy a better computer, a guitar, a bass, a green screen, put a lot of money into a savings account for the kids, help out any family members that need some cash, put money into West Runton Social Club, donate money to society that is helping people empower themselves who have autism and/or Tourette’s syndrome.

REHACARE.de: How can you relax the best?
Guy Francis: I rarely relax. The closest I can come to relaxing is after a really severe tic session when I am exhausted.

REHACARE.de: Which questions would you like answered the most?
Guy Francis: Are dreams a preview in to the after death state? Is there anything more to religion than simply being a very colourful, elaborate moral code?

REHACARE.de: What are you most afraid of?
Guy Francis: Losing the ability to communicate. Sometimes my tic session get so severe that I cannot communicate at all, I have to write down anything I want to say.

REHACARE.de: What else would you like to accomplish in life?
Guy Francis: I would like to write a book about my Tourette’s syndrome and autism adventures. But that will have to wait.