i am lucy edwards, i am a radio _ everyone. i am lucy edwards, i am a radio presenter, - everyone.as diagnosed as completely blind. before the age of 17, i had usable vision, i would go out and about, without a guide dog, without a cane, feeling quite free. dog, without a cane, feeling quite free-— quite free. where are you travelling _ quite free. where are you travelling to _ quite free. where are you travelling to today? i quite free. where are you i travelling to today? travelling to edinburgh. _ travelling to today? travelling to edinburgh. i— travelling to today? travelling to edinburgh. i didn't- travelling to today? travelling to edinburgh. i didn't really. to edinburgh. i didn't really have many concerns about where i was going, i didn't feel anxious at all. and what brought about my anxiety was feeling disabled by the world. i had a huge knock in confidence, i didn't want to leave the house, let alone leave the house, let alone leave the house, let alone leave the country. and i think thatis leave the country. and i think that is why only now, seven years down the line, i

i am lucy edwards, i am a radio presenter, freelance journalist and seven years ago i was diagnosed asage of 17, i had usable vision, i would go out and about, without a guide dog, without a cane, feeling quite free. where are you travelling to today, madam? travelling to edinburgh. i didn't really have many concerns about where i was going, or i didn't feel anxious at all. and what brought about my anxiety was feeling disabled by the world. i had a huge knock in confidence, i didn't want to leave the house, let alone leave the country. it feels really busy. it is really important to not feel overwhelmed in airport situations with a guide dog, you have to rely on your partnership together to get around, and you have to admit to yourself as a blind person, yeah, i am not going to know everywhere that i am today. and initially when you do something like that, it is daunting. sorry, can we squeeze through? yeah, sure. thank you. that was just too busy for her to get you through. and then you can carry on from there. i think i could feel that she didn't know where she was going. yeah, that

i am lucy edwards, i am a radio presenter, freelance journalist and seven years ago i was diagnosed asage of 17, i had usable vision. i would go out and about without a guide dog, without a cane, feeling quite free. where are you travelling to today, madam? we're travelling to edinburgh. i didn't really have many concerns about where i was going, or i didn't feel anxious at all. and what brought about my anxiety was feeling disabled by the world. i had a huge knock in confidence. i didn't want to leave the house, let alone leave the country. and i think that is why only now, seven years down the line, i am tackling plane journeys, because i feel ok enough to want to go to other places. it's honestly so mentally draining after going to a new place as a blind person, when you've never been there before. and i think that is why, when i'm in an airport situation, i have to just say "oh, can you please help me"? so you're in what looks like a shopping centre at the moment, so there is lots of people around... it feels really busy. it's really important to not feel overwhelmed in airport sit

i am lucy edwards, i am a radio presenter, freelance journalist and seven years ago i was diagnosed asrns about where i was going, or i didn't feel anxious at all. and what brought about my anxiety was feeling disabled by the world. i had a huge knock in confidence, i didn't want to leave the house, let alone leave the country. and i think that is why only now, seven years down the line, i am tackling plane journeys, because i feel 0k enough to want to go to other places. it's honestly so mentally draining after going to a new place as a blind person, when you've never been there before. and i think that is why, when i'm in an airport situation, i have tojust say "oh, can you please help me"? so you're in what looks like a shopping centre at the moment, so there is lots of people around... it feels really busy. it's really important to not feel overwhelmed in airport situations with a guide dog. you have to rely on your partnership together to get around, and you have to admit to yourself as a blind person, yeah, i'm not going to know everywhere that i am today. and initially when you'

lucy fisher will be back again at 11:30 goodbye for now. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. i will see you at 1130. for now, here's sport. hello, i'm mark edwardsdusted, with team gb still to win a medal. it's 30 years since great britain returned from a winter games empty—handed, and the ambition this time around was 3—7 podium finishes. but not all hope is lost, with some promising contenders still to compete. here's our sports correspondent, andy swiss. team gb is —— for that ten days, zero metals. britn has hardly sort so far in this games but could kirstie muir finally give them lift off? the youngest athlete but she cruised through to the slopes are vital in sixth place and hopes even better is to come. solid run for kirstie muir. i feel like i definitely had a few mistaken the first run which i'm hoping to clean up tomorrow. and not as good in my 2nd. honestly, so happy. just can't wait for it. her team—mate also qualified after what's been a desperate game so far for britain just maybe. and so team gb will have two skiers in the final here tomorrow and with kirstie muir in particular they will have high hopes of that elusive first medal