I REMEMBER......I WAS TEACHING A VETERAN TO WORK WITH HIS NEW DOG-- AND WE DECIDED TO GO GET A GALLON OF ICE CREAM-- AT THE SUPERMARKET.. WE GOT OUT OF THE CAR-- WALKED ACROSS TEH LOT AND UP THE CURB, WHEN HE STOPPED AND BURST INTO TEARS. HE HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO WALK UP A CURB SINCE HE GOT BACK FROM "THE WAR" . A LOUSY 6 INCH CURB.. WE SENT THE GUY TO RUN UP AND DOWN HILLS SHOOTING PEOPLE.. BRING HIM HOME WITH ONE FOOT MISSING AND SIT HIM IN A WHEELCHAIR AND SAY "HERE'S A PILL, HAVE A NICE NAP".. I AM PRETTY SURE I CAN NOT SOLVE ALL TEH PROBLEMS OF VETERANS, BUT I CAN CERTAINLY HAVE A GO AT THE 6" CURB WHICH OPENS ALL KINDS OF DOORS--- MAYBE NOT ALL OF THEM... BUT SOME. --- SO ALL OF YOU WHO READ THIS, STOP EVERY TIME YOU STEP UP A 6 INCH CURB AND TRY AND FIGURE OUT IF THERE IS SOME OTHER KIND OF "HANDICAP" THAT YOU- WITH YOUR ABILITIES, CAN ADDRESS. ----KEEP IT SIMPLE.
"NORMAL" PEOPLE HAVE NO IDEA THE IDIOT PROBLEMS WHICH SOME PEOPLE FAce-- simple things get lost and confused too many details----BREAKING DOWN A COMPLICATED SYSTEM TO IT'S COMPONENT PARTS IS A CONCEPT I AM SURE IS TAUGHT IN THESE EXPENSIVE SCHOOLS WE TAXPAYERS PAY FOR. SCHOOLS TEACH THE CONCEPT-- IT IS LIFE THAT HAS TO TEACH YOU WHERE TO APPLY IT.
TAKE JUDY- ON HER HANDS AND KNEES UNDER A CHAIR AT THE NURSING HOME TRYING TO CATCH ONE OF THE CHICKENS WE HAD JUST HAD ON THE SHATTING TABLE.. EVERYTIME SHE REACHED FOR TEH HEN , IT WOUDL FLAP WINGS AND FLUTTER ABOUT MAKING IT TOUGH TO GRASP. NOW ME--- STANDING BY WHERE AGE HAS GIVEN ME INFINITE WISDOM ABOUT HENS, AND ALSO REMOVED TEH BENDING OVER PART... ...I SAID "GRAB ONE LEG" - SHE DID AND SCOOOPED THE HEN INTOHER ARMS AND PUT HER BACK IN THE BIG CRATE WITH THE OTHER 2 .
I KNEW--- AND THE CHICKEN KNEW--- HUMANS ARE INCAPABLE OF DEALING WITH TOO MUCH CONFUSION....
this concept applies not only to politics- but dealing with people with handicaps-- which is really all of us in some manner. IF YOU CAN'T WALK BUT CAN DRIVE--- THEN VOLUNTEER TO DRIVE FOR SOMEONE WHO CAN 'T DRIVE BUT CAN WALK... AND THEY CAN SHOP FOR YOU.... THERE ARE TINY SLICES OF DAILY LIVING WHERE WE CAN DO SOMETHIGN TO MAKE SOMEONE'S ROW EASIER TO HOE. personally, i have chosen to deal with 6"curbs and just trying to deal with those is complicated enough for me. WHY GETTING VETERANS UP 6" CURBS SHOULD INVOLVE COPYRIGHTED MUSIC... BUT IT DOES.
THERE IS ALSO AN ELEMENT OF INCLUSION... DEALING WITH ANY HANDICAP IS-- AT BEST-- INCONVENIENT FOR CAREGIVERS (AND STATE REPS...) IT WAS AMAZING TO ME TO SIT IN A WHEELCHAIR FOR 24 HOURS ONCE--- NO ONE MEANT TO BE MEAN... BUT THE PEOPLE TALKED TO EACH OTHER OVER MY HEAD - IT WAS BAD ENOUGH FOR ME-- NOW THINK OF THE KID WE DEALT WITH LONG AGO... SHE HAD AN ATTENDENT IN SCHOOL TO PUSH HER AROUND....-- WHO LEFT HER IN THE HALL WHILE WE ( THE PRINCIPAL AND I) DISCUSSED THE DOG. AND IF THAT IS NOT BAD ENOUGH, MORE THAN ONCE SHE MISSED LUNCH BECAUSE HER ATTENDENT FORGOT TO TAKE HER. MISSING LUNCH CERTAINLY WAS NOT HEALTHY, BUT WORSE... SHE WAS MENTALLY SO BEAT, SHE NEVER COMPLAINED. SHE IS THE ONE WE EVENTUALLY MAILED TEH THOUSANDS OF PINK ENVELOPES TO HER SUPERINTENDENT TO STOP THE BULLYING OF HER. IT WORKED.
COMPARE THAT TO BELLA AND GEORGE... THERE AINT NO BODY GONNA FORGET AND LEAVE BELLA ANYWHERE...-- OR EVE AND FINN EITHER...(WHO I JUST HEARD FINISHED A MODELING JOB...)
I HAVE TOLD BELLA, I EXPECT HER TO GET GOOD GRADES AND FIGURE OUT THE CURE FOR CANCER BY THE TIME SHE IS 27.
HOLLY - A FRIEND OF GWENS WAS HERE FOR A CORPORATE COMMUNITY SERVICE DAY-- HOLLY HAS A BUNCH OF DOGS-- AND A BEAUTIFUL AND EFFICIENT KENNEL-- AFTER WORKING IN OURS SHE HAD PLEASENT THINGS TO SAY-- SHE IS ALSO A THINKER ( BIOLOGIST TYPE) - SHE SAID A BIG TIME SAVER FOR HER WAS A CORDLESS BACKPACK INDUSTRIAL VACUUM CLEANER-- I HAVE WRITTEN TO HER AND ASKED HER WHAT BRAND SHE MIGHT RECOMMEND..-- THERE SEEM TO BE A GREAT VARIETY. I AM SURE BEING TEH SCIENTIST SHE IS, SHE HAS DONE ALOT OF RESEARCH WE CAN MAKE USE OF. SHE NOTED WE SPEND ALOT OF TIME SWEEPING...
BRIGHT GAL... SHE BROKE DOWN ALL OF THE CONFUSION AND COMPLICATION OF RUNNING CRAZY ACRES- TO A TINY BIT OF KNOWLEDGE WE MIGHT FIND HELPFUL.
CASE CLOSED.
