Meet Our Ambassadors: Sarah

I’ve met Sarah and her wife Karine, who I interviewed a couple of weeks ago, a lot over my years I've been involved in Euan’s Guide and I look forward to meeting up with them both in person again once it’s safe to do so. For now though talking through technology is all we can do and today we’re interviewing Sarah on all the crafting she likes to do and why she loves being a Euan’s Guide Ambassador for Edinburgh.

How did you find out about Euan’s Guide and how long have you been an Ambassador?

I got involved with Euan’s Guide through volunteering with the MS Society. Tracey Harris, who was running the co-production project MS Active Together, introduced us to Ryan MacDonald. We had a meeting with Ryan and spent about 3 hours chatting in Starbucks and were sold on the idea of becoming Ambassadors. That would have been around 2017 / 2018 and we have been Ambassadors ever since.

What review would you say is your most favourite that you have written?

I always enjoy leaving reviews that feel like they will help people. Like one for a cafe we went to, we had been told by numerous people it was accessible and had an accessible toilet. So off we rolled to go and check it out. It was well spaced inside and there was an accessible toilet, however, every single person failed to mention there was a rather large step into the cafe. Back then Karine was using a scooter and could stand on her feet for about a minute so we were able to get in and check it out but leaving the review to say 'not wheelchair accessible' felt like other people wouldn’t have to go through the hassle and disappointment we felt when we first arrived at that huge step!