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To: Father Terrence who wrote (50317)	8/10/1999 8:03:00 PM
From: Edwarda	Respond to of 108807

Thank you for sharing this story with us, Terry. It puts me in mind of a period when I had a herniated disk--not, I am grateful to say, one of the intensely painful ones, this was merely between T5 and T6. Paralytic with numbness and tingling. And all too often, there was the sense of helplessness, as it was my entire right arm that was "useless" and I am right-handed. And, I was wearing a neck brace, of course. Simply getting dressed in the morning required a bit of strategizing and a great deal of time. Even as I was appalled by the number of people who jostled me (which did cause pain) and ignored my obvious disability, I was astonished by the number of people recognized that I had a problem and tried to help--total strangers. I had always tried to be thoughtful of other people's problems, but it came back in spades during those six weeks, for which I am forever grateful. Another quick story: I used to suffer from debilitating migraines. One afternoon I was on the subway home and the migraine was coming on faster than the train could move; my eye began to water and I could feel my balance swaying. Into the subway came a gang of toughs, looking for trouble; all I could think of when they grouped around me was, take the damned bag, just leave me my keys so I can get home. Instead, they menaced all the men sitting in front of me, saying, "Can't you see this lady is sick and in pain? Somebody get the fuck up and let her at least have a chance to sit down!" I am sure that I don't want to encounter any of these youths--as they say--in a dark alley. Yet I shall never forget their treasured humanity. It gives me joy to say that I have encountered on SI--among the loonies--so many warm people whose loving humanity I cherish!