I have so much to say about this in relation to Brooke, but its one oclock in the morning and I dont trust myself with the responsibility of the words. Besides, this hardly needs introduction ... Rather than putting those who “beat” the odds in the winner’s circle while tucking the more severely disabled into news articles about economic impact, loss, and family-destroying stress, we need to show the world the honest and accurate truth that if things happen just as the doctor predicted, the world is not over. -- But life will be so much easier and happier if in time, you let go of what could have been and celebrate what “is”. This can’t happen if even in our own community, the more mildly affected who walk and play basketball like Ben Jackson are extolled as fearless, driven, and by insinuation, good, while those who find themselves with more severe conditions are essentially hidden from the world, and assumed to be the burden that everyone fears. Walking, talking, feeding oneself, and playing sports are not character traits. They do not come automatically packaged with success, drive, heroism, and determination. A Must Read from The Squeaky Wheel - here ... thesqueakywheelchair.blogspot/2014/07/the-doctor-was-right-about-me-why-we.html?spref=fb&m=1
Posted on: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 05:15:12 +0000