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To: lorrie coey who wrote (56860)	7/16/1999 6:12:00 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

No, I was never in the medical field. I don't have what it takes to deal with this kind of loss as a way of life. I worked in the seventies as a work adjustment specialist for people with special needs. The man I mentioned (motorcycle accident) with severe brain damage was a victim of someone who ran a red light on friday afternoon. He was a gifted senior in high school who was on the swim team, a competitive cyclist and had done the photography for the school annual. His plan to be a vet was completely destroyed. I learned some things about brain damage from him. He had the confidence and experiences that he knew how to do and say everything, but when he attempted even the smallest task he couldn't accomplish it. He was very frustrated and bitter. He was the only client I had the believed he had the right to be mean to others because of what had been done to him. At first I couldn't accept his attitude at all. However, eventually we became close friends. Later in life I did my PhD on vocational education for persons with special needs. I decided to change careers in my 40s and I am now completely out of that field. I have an inclusive philosophy and look at peoples abilities as important and don't really care what people want to define as normal or a disability except in the sence of how we structure life to accommodate all persons equally. I don't think I mentioned this before but my wife has a completely severed spine (passenger in a car that rolled over) and is parallized from the level just below her chest.