I have been writing to various firms for some time looking for work, and somebody very kindly gave me your name. Anyway I have taken the liberty of writing to you as I have a slight speech impediment when speaking over the telephone, but I feel that with correct training I would be able to overcome this.
As well as stuttering I am slightly disabled but feel sure that this will not prejudice you against granting me an interview. Due to illness in recent years, I have lost the use of my left leg and arm.
Well, to be perfectly honest, I have had them removed. In normal circumstances this would not prove too much of a handicap, but unfortunately I was left handed and would get dizzy balancing on one leg. You might wonder how I am able to type so well with the remaining finger of my right hand. For the past two years I have attended a special school for handicapped and disabled, ( I am also slightly hard of hearing ) where I learned to type holding a pencil between my teeth. Bad luck has caught up with me again, however, as my dentist tells me I will shortly have all my teeth removed.
One point that may be against me is the wheelchair. I have tried using my crutches but only having one arm makes things a little difficult although I can balance on one leg very well, on trying to walk and after a lot of practice can travel in a straight line. When I first got it, with only having one arm I used to go round in circles. I feel sure that I have not been successful at other interviews because of my chair and the tyremarks it made on the polished floors. Because of this I would be willing to leave my chair outside and drag myself along the office floor, should you need me to run a message.
Should my application be successful this would be my first job, as until now I have looked after my 80 year old mother who can’t do much for herself as when she was young she relied on family servants. If I could earn my own living I could give her a little bit of money for her small enjoyments, e.g. cigarettes, beer and bingo.
For myself I could buy a few luxuries such as a new tyre for my wheelchair and a lead free pencil to hold in my mouth for typing.
The doctor said it was probably lead poisoning that made me partially blind in my remaining good eye. Could I also mention that I would need a power point near my desk to recharge my heart pacemaker as the battery is getting a bit dicky. I would be willing to have the cost of this deducted from my wages as well as the cost of strengthening the floor joists to take the weight of my portable kidney machine.
I do not know whether you prefer a male or female for the job but my surgeon says he could snip a bit more of here and there as required.
Yours sincerely,
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